diff --git a/Modules/DiffusionImaging/FiberTracking/IODataStructures/FiberBundleX/mitkFiberBundleX.cpp b/Modules/DiffusionImaging/FiberTracking/IODataStructures/FiberBundleX/mitkFiberBundleX.cpp
index aec7268c65..e721cc1645 100644
--- a/Modules/DiffusionImaging/FiberTracking/IODataStructures/FiberBundleX/mitkFiberBundleX.cpp
+++ b/Modules/DiffusionImaging/FiberTracking/IODataStructures/FiberBundleX/mitkFiberBundleX.cpp
@@ -1,1703 +1,1703 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 #define _USE_MATH_DEFINES
 #include "mitkFiberBundleX.h"
 
 #include <mitkPlanarCircle.h>
 #include <mitkPlanarPolygon.h>
 #include <mitkPlanarFigureComposite.h>
 
 #include <vtkPointData.h>
 #include <vtkDataArray.h>
 #include <vtkUnsignedCharArray.h>
 #include <vtkPolyLine.h>
 #include <vtkCellArray.h>
 #include <vtkCellData.h>
 #include <vtkIdFilter.h>
 #include <vtkClipPolyData.h>
 #include <vtkPlane.h>
 #include <vtkDoubleArray.h>
 #include <vtkKochanekSpline.h>
 #include <vtkParametricFunctionSource.h>
 #include <vtkParametricSpline.h>
 #include <vtkPolygon.h>
 #include <vtkCleanPolyData.h>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <boost/progress.hpp>
 
 const char* mitk::FiberBundleX::COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED = "Color_Orient";
 //const char* mitk::FiberBundleX::COLORCODING_FA_AS_OPACITY = "Color_Orient_FA_Opacity";
 const char* mitk::FiberBundleX::COLORCODING_FA_BASED = "FA_Values";
 const char* mitk::FiberBundleX::COLORCODING_CUSTOM = "custom";
 const char* mitk::FiberBundleX::FIBER_ID_ARRAY = "Fiber_IDs";
 
 using namespace std;
 
 mitk::FiberBundleX::FiberBundleX( vtkPolyData* fiberPolyData )
     : m_CurrentColorCoding(NULL)
     , m_NumFibers(0)
     , m_FiberSampling(0)
 {
     m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     if (fiberPolyData != NULL)
     {
         m_FiberPolyData = fiberPolyData;
         //m_FiberPolyData->DeepCopy(fiberPolyData);
         this->DoColorCodingOrientationBased();
     }
 
     this->UpdateFiberGeometry();
     this->SetColorCoding(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED);
     this->GenerateFiberIds();
 }
 
 mitk::FiberBundleX::~FiberBundleX()
 {
 
 }
 
 mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer mitk::FiberBundleX::GetDeepCopy()
 {
     mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer newFib = mitk::FiberBundleX::New(m_FiberPolyData);
     newFib->SetColorCoding(m_CurrentColorCoding);
     return newFib;
 }
 
 vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> mitk::FiberBundleX::GeneratePolyDataByIds(std::vector<long> fiberIds)
 {
     MITK_DEBUG << "\n=====FINAL RESULT: fib_id ======\n";
     MITK_DEBUG << "Number of new Fibers: " << fiberIds.size();
     // iterate through the vectorcontainer hosting all desired fiber Ids
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> newFiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> newLineSet = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> newPointSet = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
 
     // if FA array available, initialize fa double array
     // if color orient array is available init color array
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkDoubleArray> faValueArray;
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnsignedCharArray> colorsT;
     //colors and alpha value for each single point, RGBA = 4 components
     unsigned char rgba[4] = {0,0,0,0};
     int componentSize = sizeof(rgba);
 
     if (m_FiberIdDataSet->GetPointData()->HasArray(COLORCODING_FA_BASED)){
         MITK_DEBUG << "FA VALUES AVAILABLE, init array for new fiberbundle";
         faValueArray = vtkSmartPointer<vtkDoubleArray>::New();
     }
 
     if (m_FiberIdDataSet->GetPointData()->HasArray(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED)){
         MITK_DEBUG << "colorValues available, init array for new fiberbundle";
         colorsT = vtkUnsignedCharArray::New();
         colorsT->SetNumberOfComponents(componentSize);
         colorsT->SetName(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED);
     }
 
 
 
     std::vector<long>::iterator finIt = fiberIds.begin();
     while ( finIt != fiberIds.end() )
     {
         if (*finIt < 0 || *finIt>GetNumFibers()){
             MITK_INFO << "FiberID can not be negative or >NumFibers!!! check id Extraction!" << *finIt;
             break;
         }
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkCell> fiber = m_FiberIdDataSet->GetCell(*finIt);//->DeepCopy(fiber);
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> fibPoints = fiber->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> newFiber = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
         newFiber->GetPointIds()->SetNumberOfIds( fibPoints->GetNumberOfPoints() );
 
         for(int i=0; i<fibPoints->GetNumberOfPoints(); i++)
         {
             //            MITK_DEBUG << "id: " << fiber->GetPointId(i);
             //            MITK_DEBUG << fibPoints->GetPoint(i)[0] << " | " << fibPoints->GetPoint(i)[1] << " | " << fibPoints->GetPoint(i)[2];
             newFiber->GetPointIds()->SetId(i, newPointSet->GetNumberOfPoints());
             newPointSet->InsertNextPoint(fibPoints->GetPoint(i)[0], fibPoints->GetPoint(i)[1], fibPoints->GetPoint(i)[2]);
 
 
             if (m_FiberIdDataSet->GetPointData()->HasArray(COLORCODING_FA_BASED)){
                 //                MITK_DEBUG << m_FiberIdDataSet->GetPointData()->GetArray(FA_VALUE_ARRAY)->GetTuple(fiber->GetPointId(i));
             }
 
             if (m_FiberIdDataSet->GetPointData()->HasArray(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED)){
                 //                MITK_DEBUG << "ColorValue: " << m_FiberIdDataSet->GetPointData()->GetArray(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED)->GetTuple(fiber->GetPointId(i))[0];
             }
         }
 
         newLineSet->InsertNextCell(newFiber);
         ++finIt;
     }
 
     newFiberPolyData->SetPoints(newPointSet);
     newFiberPolyData->SetLines(newLineSet);
     MITK_DEBUG << "new fiberbundle polydata points: " << newFiberPolyData->GetNumberOfPoints();
     MITK_DEBUG << "new fiberbundle polydata lines: " << newFiberPolyData->GetNumberOfLines();
     MITK_DEBUG << "=====================\n";
 
     //    mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer newFib = mitk::FiberBundleX::New(newFiberPolyData);
     return newFiberPolyData;
 }
 
 // merge two fiber bundles
 mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer mitk::FiberBundleX::AddBundle(mitk::FiberBundleX* fib)
 {
     if (fib==NULL)
     {
         MITK_WARN << "trying to call AddBundle with NULL argument";
         return NULL;
     }
     MITK_INFO << "Adding fibers";
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> vNewPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vNewLines = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
 
     // add current fiber bundle
     for (int i=0; i<m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfCells(); i++)
     {
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
         for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
         {
             double p[3];
             points->GetPoint(j, p);
 
             vtkIdType id = vNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p);
             container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
         }
         vNewLines->InsertNextCell(container);
     }
 
     // add new fiber bundle
     for (int i=0; i<fib->GetFiberPolyData()->GetNumberOfCells(); i++)
     {
         vtkCell* cell = fib->GetFiberPolyData()->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
         for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
         {
             double p[3];
             points->GetPoint(j, p);
 
             vtkIdType id = vNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p);
             container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
         }
         vNewLines->InsertNextCell(container);
     }
 
     // initialize polydata
     vNewPolyData->SetPoints(vNewPoints);
     vNewPolyData->SetLines(vNewLines);
 
     // initialize fiber bundle
     mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer newFib = mitk::FiberBundleX::New(vNewPolyData);
     return newFib;
 }
 
 // subtract two fiber bundles
 mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer mitk::FiberBundleX::SubtractBundle(mitk::FiberBundleX* fib)
 {
     MITK_INFO << "Subtracting fibers";
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> vNewPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vNewLines = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
 
     // iterate over current fibers
     int numFibers = GetNumFibers();
     boost::progress_display disp(numFibers);
     for( int i=0; i<numFibers; i++ )
     {
         ++disp;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
-        if (points==NULL)
+        if (points==NULL || numPoints<=0)
             continue;
 
         int numFibers2 = fib->GetNumFibers();
         bool contained = false;
         for( int i2=0; i2<numFibers2; i2++ )
         {
             vtkCell* cell2 = fib->GetFiberPolyData()->GetCell(i);
             int numPoints2 = cell2->GetNumberOfPoints();
             vtkPoints* points2 = cell2->GetPoints();
 
-            if (points2==NULL)
+            if (points2==NULL || numPoints2<=0)
                 continue;
 
             // check endpoints
             itk::Point<float, 3> point_start = GetItkPoint(points->GetPoint(0));
             itk::Point<float, 3> point_end = GetItkPoint(points->GetPoint(numPoints-1));
             itk::Point<float, 3> point2_start = GetItkPoint(points2->GetPoint(0));
             itk::Point<float, 3> point2_end = GetItkPoint(points2->GetPoint(numPoints2-1));
 
             if (point_start.SquaredEuclideanDistanceTo(point2_start)<=mitk::eps && point_end.SquaredEuclideanDistanceTo(point2_end)<=mitk::eps ||
                     point_start.SquaredEuclideanDistanceTo(point2_end)<=mitk::eps && point_end.SquaredEuclideanDistanceTo(point2_start)<=mitk::eps)
             {
                 // further checking ???
                 if (numPoints2==numPoints)
                     contained = true;
             }
         }
 
         // add to result because fiber is not subtracted
         if (!contained)
         {
             vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
             for( int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
             {
                 vtkIdType id = vNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(points->GetPoint(j));
                 container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
             }
             vNewLines->InsertNextCell(container);
         }
     }
     if(vNewLines->GetNumberOfCells()==0)
         return NULL;
     // initialize polydata
     vNewPolyData->SetPoints(vNewPoints);
     vNewPolyData->SetLines(vNewLines);
 
     // initialize fiber bundle
     mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer newFib = mitk::FiberBundleX::New(vNewPolyData);
     return newFib;
 }
 
 itk::Point<float, 3> mitk::FiberBundleX::GetItkPoint(double point[3])
 {
     itk::Point<float, 3> itkPoint;
     itkPoint[0] = point[0];
     itkPoint[1] = point[1];
     itkPoint[2] = point[2];
     return itkPoint;
 }
 
 /*
  * set polydata (additional flag to recompute fiber geometry, default = true)
  */
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::SetFiberPolyData(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> fiberPD, bool updateGeometry)
 {
     if (fiberPD == NULL)
         this->m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     else
     {
         m_FiberPolyData->DeepCopy(fiberPD);
         DoColorCodingOrientationBased();
     }
 
     m_NumFibers = m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfLines();
 
     if (updateGeometry)
         UpdateFiberGeometry();
     SetColorCoding(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED);
     GenerateFiberIds();
 }
 
 /*
  * return vtkPolyData
  */
 vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> mitk::FiberBundleX::GetFiberPolyData()
 {
     return m_FiberPolyData;
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::DoColorCodingOrientationBased()
 {
     //===== FOR WRITING A TEST ========================
     //  colorT size == tupelComponents * tupelElements
     //  compare color results
     //  to cover this code 100% also polydata needed, where colorarray already exists
     //  + one fiber with exactly 1 point
     //  + one fiber with 0 points
     //=================================================
 
 
     /*  make sure that processing colorcoding is only called when necessary */
     if ( m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->HasArray(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED) &&
          m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfPoints() ==
          m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->GetArray(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED)->GetNumberOfTuples() )
     {
         // fiberstructure is already colorcoded
         MITK_DEBUG << " NO NEED TO REGENERATE COLORCODING! " ;
         this->ResetFiberOpacity();
         this->SetColorCoding(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED);
         return;
     }
 
     /* Finally, execute color calculation */
     vtkPoints* extrPoints = NULL;
     extrPoints = m_FiberPolyData->GetPoints();
     int numOfPoints = 0;
     if (extrPoints!=NULL)
         numOfPoints = extrPoints->GetNumberOfPoints();
 
     //colors and alpha value for each single point, RGBA = 4 components
     unsigned char rgba[4] = {0,0,0,0};
     //    int componentSize = sizeof(rgba);
     int componentSize = 4;
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnsignedCharArray> colorsT = vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnsignedCharArray>::New();
     colorsT->Allocate(numOfPoints * componentSize);
     colorsT->SetNumberOfComponents(componentSize);
     colorsT->SetName(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED);
 
 
 
     /* checkpoint: does polydata contain any fibers */
     int numOfFibers = m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfLines();
     if (numOfFibers < 1) {
         MITK_DEBUG << "\n ========= Number of Fibers is 0 and below ========= \n";
         return;
     }
 
 
     /* extract single fibers of fiberBundle */
     vtkCellArray* fiberList = m_FiberPolyData->GetLines();
     fiberList->InitTraversal();
     for (int fi=0; fi<numOfFibers; ++fi) {
 
         vtkIdType* idList; // contains the point id's of the line
         vtkIdType pointsPerFiber; // number of points for current line
         fiberList->GetNextCell(pointsPerFiber, idList);
 
         //    MITK_DEBUG << "Fib#: " << fi << " of " << numOfFibers << " pnts in fiber: " << pointsPerFiber ;
 
         /* single fiber checkpoints: is number of points valid */
         if (pointsPerFiber > 1)
         {
             /* operate on points of single fiber */
             for (int i=0; i <pointsPerFiber; ++i)
             {
                 /* process all points except starting and endpoint
          * for calculating color value take current point, previous point and next point */
                 if (i<pointsPerFiber-1 && i > 0)
                 {
                     /* The color value of the current point is influenced by the previous point and next point. */
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > currentPntvtk(extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i])[0], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i])[1],extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i])[2]);
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > nextPntvtk(extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i+1])[0], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i+1])[1], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i+1])[2]);
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > prevPntvtk(extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i-1])[0], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i-1])[1], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i-1])[2]);
 
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > diff1;
                     diff1 = currentPntvtk - nextPntvtk;
 
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > diff2;
                     diff2 = currentPntvtk - prevPntvtk;
 
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > diff;
                     diff = (diff1 - diff2) / 2.0;
                     diff.normalize();
 
                     rgba[0] = (unsigned char) (255.0 * std::fabs(diff[0]));
                     rgba[1] = (unsigned char) (255.0 * std::fabs(diff[1]));
                     rgba[2] = (unsigned char) (255.0 * std::fabs(diff[2]));
                     rgba[3] = (unsigned char) (255.0);
 
 
                 } else if (i==0) {
                     /* First point has no previous point, therefore only diff1 is taken */
 
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > currentPntvtk(extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i])[0], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i])[1],extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i])[2]);
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > nextPntvtk(extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i+1])[0], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i+1])[1], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i+1])[2]);
 
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > diff1;
                     diff1 = currentPntvtk - nextPntvtk;
                     diff1.normalize();
 
                     rgba[0] = (unsigned char) (255.0 * std::fabs(diff1[0]));
                     rgba[1] = (unsigned char) (255.0 * std::fabs(diff1[1]));
                     rgba[2] = (unsigned char) (255.0 * std::fabs(diff1[2]));
                     rgba[3] = (unsigned char) (255.0);
 
 
                 } else if (i==pointsPerFiber-1) {
                     /* Last point has no next point, therefore only diff2 is taken */
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > currentPntvtk(extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i])[0], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i])[1],extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i])[2]);
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > prevPntvtk(extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i-1])[0], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i-1])[1], extrPoints->GetPoint(idList[i-1])[2]);
 
                     vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > diff2;
                     diff2 = currentPntvtk - prevPntvtk;
                     diff2.normalize();
 
                     rgba[0] = (unsigned char) (255.0 * std::fabs(diff2[0]));
                     rgba[1] = (unsigned char) (255.0 * std::fabs(diff2[1]));
                     rgba[2] = (unsigned char) (255.0 * std::fabs(diff2[2]));
                     rgba[3] = (unsigned char) (255.0);
 
                 }
 
                 colorsT->InsertTupleValue(idList[i], rgba);
 
             } //end for loop
 
         } else if (pointsPerFiber == 1) {
             /* a single point does not define a fiber (use vertex mechanisms instead */
             continue;
             //      colorsT->InsertTupleValue(0, rgba);
 
         } else {
             MITK_DEBUG << "Fiber with 0 points detected... please check your tractography algorithm!" ;
             continue;
 
         }
 
 
     }//end for loop
 
     m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->AddArray(colorsT);
 
     /*=========================
       - this is more relevant for renderer than for fiberbundleX datastructure
       - think about sourcing this to a explicit method which coordinates colorcoding */
     this->SetColorCoding(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED);
     //  ===========================
 
     //mini test, shall be ported to MITK TESTINGS!
     if (colorsT->GetSize() != numOfPoints*componentSize)
         MITK_DEBUG << "ALLOCATION ERROR IN INITIATING COLOR ARRAY";
 
 
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::DoColorCodingFaBased()
 {
     if(m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->HasArray(COLORCODING_FA_BASED) != 1 )
         return;
 
     this->SetColorCoding(COLORCODING_FA_BASED);
     MITK_DEBUG << "FBX: done CC FA based";
     this->GenerateFiberIds();
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::DoUseFaFiberOpacity()
 {
     if(m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->HasArray(COLORCODING_FA_BASED) != 1 )
         return;
 
     if(m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->HasArray(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED) != 1 )
         return;
 
     vtkDoubleArray* FAValArray = (vtkDoubleArray*) m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->GetArray(COLORCODING_FA_BASED);
     vtkUnsignedCharArray* ColorArray = dynamic_cast<vtkUnsignedCharArray*>  (m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->GetArray(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED));
 
     for(long i=0; i<ColorArray->GetNumberOfTuples(); i++) {
         double faValue = FAValArray->GetValue(i);
         faValue = faValue * 255.0;
         ColorArray->SetComponent(i,3, (unsigned char) faValue );
     }
 
     this->SetColorCoding(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED);
     MITK_DEBUG << "FBX: done CC OPACITY";
     this->GenerateFiberIds();
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::ResetFiberOpacity() {
     vtkUnsignedCharArray* ColorArray = dynamic_cast<vtkUnsignedCharArray*>  (m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->GetArray(COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED));
     if (ColorArray==NULL)
         return;
     for(long i=0; i<ColorArray->GetNumberOfTuples(); i++)
         ColorArray->SetComponent(i,3, 255.0 );
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::SetFAMap(mitk::Image::Pointer FAimage)
 {
     MITK_DEBUG << "SetFAMap";
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkDoubleArray> faValues = vtkSmartPointer<vtkDoubleArray>::New();
     faValues->SetName(COLORCODING_FA_BASED);
     faValues->Allocate(m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfPoints());
     faValues->SetNumberOfValues(m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfPoints());
 
     vtkPoints* pointSet = m_FiberPolyData->GetPoints();
     for(long i=0; i<m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfPoints(); ++i)
     {
         Point3D px;
         px[0] = pointSet->GetPoint(i)[0];
         px[1] = pointSet->GetPoint(i)[1];
         px[2] = pointSet->GetPoint(i)[2];
         double faPixelValue = 1-FAimage->GetPixelValueByWorldCoordinate(px);
         faValues->InsertValue(i, faPixelValue);
     }
 
     m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->AddArray(faValues);
     this->GenerateFiberIds();
 
     if(m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->HasArray(COLORCODING_FA_BASED))
         MITK_DEBUG << "FA VALUE ARRAY SET";
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::GenerateFiberIds()
 {
     if (m_FiberPolyData == NULL)
         return;
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkIdFilter> idFiberFilter = vtkSmartPointer<vtkIdFilter>::New();
     idFiberFilter->SetInput(m_FiberPolyData);
     idFiberFilter->CellIdsOn();
     //  idFiberFilter->PointIdsOn(); // point id's are not needed
     idFiberFilter->SetIdsArrayName(FIBER_ID_ARRAY);
     idFiberFilter->FieldDataOn();
     idFiberFilter->Update();
 
     m_FiberIdDataSet = idFiberFilter->GetOutput();
 
     MITK_DEBUG << "Generating Fiber Ids...[done] | " << m_FiberIdDataSet->GetNumberOfCells();
 
 }
 
 mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer mitk::FiberBundleX::ExtractFiberSubset(ItkUcharImgType* mask, bool anyPoint)
 {
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> polyData = m_FiberPolyData;
     if (anyPoint)
     {
         float minSpacing = 1;
         if(mask->GetSpacing()[0]<mask->GetSpacing()[1] && mask->GetSpacing()[0]<mask->GetSpacing()[2])
             minSpacing = mask->GetSpacing()[0];
         else if (mask->GetSpacing()[1] < mask->GetSpacing()[2])
             minSpacing = mask->GetSpacing()[1];
         else
             minSpacing = mask->GetSpacing()[2];
 
         mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer fibCopy = this->GetDeepCopy();
         fibCopy->ResampleFibers(minSpacing/10);
         polyData = fibCopy->GetFiberPolyData();
     }
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vtkNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vtkNewCells = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
 
     MITK_INFO << "Extracting fibers";
     boost::progress_display disp(m_NumFibers);
     for (int i=0; i<m_NumFibers; i++)
     {
         ++disp;
 
         vtkCell* cell = polyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkCell* cellOriginal = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPointsOriginal = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* pointsOriginal = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
 
         if (numPoints>1)
         {
             if (anyPoint)
             {
                 for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
                 {
                     double* p = points->GetPoint(j);
 
                     itk::Point<float, 3> itkP;
                     itkP[0] = p[0]; itkP[1] = p[1]; itkP[2] = p[2];
                     itk::Index<3> idx;
                     mask->TransformPhysicalPointToIndex(itkP, idx);
 
                     if ( mask->GetPixel(idx)>0 )
                     {
                         for (int k=0; k<numPointsOriginal; k++)
                         {
                             double* p = pointsOriginal->GetPoint(k);
                             vtkIdType id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p);
                             container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
                         }
                         break;
                     }
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 double* start = points->GetPoint(0);
                 itk::Point<float, 3> itkStart;
                 itkStart[0] = start[0]; itkStart[1] = start[1]; itkStart[2] = start[2];
                 itk::Index<3> idxStart;
                 mask->TransformPhysicalPointToIndex(itkStart, idxStart);
 
                 double* end = points->GetPoint(numPoints-1);
                 itk::Point<float, 3> itkEnd;
                 itkEnd[0] = end[0]; itkEnd[1] = end[1]; itkEnd[2] = end[2];
                 itk::Index<3> idxEnd;
                 mask->TransformPhysicalPointToIndex(itkEnd, idxEnd);
 
                 if ( mask->GetPixel(idxStart)>0 && mask->GetPixel(idxEnd)>0 )
                 {
                     for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
                     {
                         double* p = points->GetPoint(j);
                         vtkIdType id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p);
                         container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
 
         vtkNewCells->InsertNextCell(container);
     }
 
     if (vtkNewCells->GetNumberOfCells()<=0)
         return NULL;
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> newPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     newPolyData->SetPoints(vtkNewPoints);
     newPolyData->SetLines(vtkNewCells);
     return mitk::FiberBundleX::New(newPolyData);
 }
 
 mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer mitk::FiberBundleX::ExtractFiberSubset(mitk::PlanarFigure* pf)
 {
     if (pf==NULL)
         return NULL;
 
     std::vector<long> tmp = ExtractFiberIdSubset(pf);
 
     if (tmp.size()<=0)
         return mitk::FiberBundleX::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> pTmp = GeneratePolyDataByIds(tmp);
     return mitk::FiberBundleX::New(pTmp);
 }
 
 std::vector<long> mitk::FiberBundleX::ExtractFiberIdSubset(mitk::PlanarFigure* pf)
 {
     MITK_DEBUG << "Extracting fibers!";
     // vector which is returned, contains all extracted FiberIds
     std::vector<long> FibersInROI;
 
     if (pf==NULL)
         return FibersInROI;
 
     /* Handle type of planarfigure */
     // if incoming pf is a pfc
     mitk::PlanarFigureComposite::Pointer pfcomp= dynamic_cast<mitk::PlanarFigureComposite*>(pf);
     if (!pfcomp.IsNull()) {
         // process requested boolean operation of PFC
         switch (pfcomp->getOperationType()) {
         case 0:
         {
             MITK_DEBUG << "AND PROCESSING";
             //AND
             //temporarly store results of the child in this vector, we need that to accumulate the
             std::vector<long> childResults = this->ExtractFiberIdSubset(pfcomp->getChildAt(0));
             MITK_DEBUG << "first roi got fibers in ROI: " << childResults.size();
             MITK_DEBUG << "sorting...";
             std::sort(childResults.begin(), childResults.end());
             MITK_DEBUG << "sorting done";
             std::vector<long> AND_Assamblage(childResults.size());
             //std::vector<unsigned long> AND_Assamblage;
             fill(AND_Assamblage.begin(), AND_Assamblage.end(), -1);
             //AND_Assamblage.reserve(childResults.size()); //max size AND can reach anyway
 
             std::vector<long>::iterator it;
             for (int i=1; i<pfcomp->getNumberOfChildren(); ++i)
             {
                 std::vector<long> tmpChild = this->ExtractFiberIdSubset(pfcomp->getChildAt(i));
                 MITK_DEBUG << "ROI " << i << " has fibers in ROI: " << tmpChild.size();
                 sort(tmpChild.begin(), tmpChild.end());
 
                 it = std::set_intersection(childResults.begin(), childResults.end(),
                                            tmpChild.begin(), tmpChild.end(),
                                            AND_Assamblage.begin() );
             }
 
             MITK_DEBUG << "resize Vector";
             long i=0;
             while (i < AND_Assamblage.size() && AND_Assamblage[i] != -1){ //-1 represents a placeholder in the array
                 ++i;
             }
             AND_Assamblage.resize(i);
 
             MITK_DEBUG << "returning AND vector, size: " << AND_Assamblage.size();
             return AND_Assamblage;
             //            break;
 
         }
         case 1:
         {
             //OR
             std::vector<long> OR_Assamblage = this->ExtractFiberIdSubset(pfcomp->getChildAt(0));
             std::vector<long>::iterator it;
             MITK_DEBUG << OR_Assamblage.size();
 
             for (int i=1; i<pfcomp->getNumberOfChildren(); ++i) {
                 it = OR_Assamblage.end();
                 std::vector<long> tmpChild = this->ExtractFiberIdSubset(pfcomp->getChildAt(i));
                 OR_Assamblage.insert(it, tmpChild.begin(), tmpChild.end());
                 MITK_DEBUG << "ROI " << i << " has fibers in ROI: " << tmpChild.size() << " OR Assamblage: " << OR_Assamblage.size();
             }
 
             sort(OR_Assamblage.begin(), OR_Assamblage.end());
             it = unique(OR_Assamblage.begin(), OR_Assamblage.end());
             OR_Assamblage.resize( it - OR_Assamblage.begin() );
             MITK_DEBUG << "returning OR vector, size: " << OR_Assamblage.size();
 
             return OR_Assamblage;
         }
         case 2:
         {
             //NOT
             //get IDs of all fibers
             std::vector<long> childResults;
             childResults.reserve(this->GetNumFibers());
             vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataArray> idSet = m_FiberIdDataSet->GetCellData()->GetArray(FIBER_ID_ARRAY);
             MITK_DEBUG << "m_NumOfFib: " << this->GetNumFibers() << " cellIdNum: " << idSet->GetNumberOfTuples();
             for(long i=0; i<this->GetNumFibers(); i++)
             {
                 MITK_DEBUG << "i: " << i << " idset: " << idSet->GetTuple(i)[0];
                 childResults.push_back(idSet->GetTuple(i)[0]);
             }
 
             std::sort(childResults.begin(), childResults.end());
             std::vector<long> NOT_Assamblage(childResults.size());
             //fill it with -1, otherwise 0 will be stored and 0 can also be an ID of fiber!
             fill(NOT_Assamblage.begin(), NOT_Assamblage.end(), -1);
             std::vector<long>::iterator it;
 
             for (long i=0; i<pfcomp->getNumberOfChildren(); ++i)
             {
                 std::vector<long> tmpChild = ExtractFiberIdSubset(pfcomp->getChildAt(i));
                 sort(tmpChild.begin(), tmpChild.end());
 
                 it = std::set_difference(childResults.begin(), childResults.end(),
                                          tmpChild.begin(), tmpChild.end(),
                                          NOT_Assamblage.begin() );
 
             }
 
             MITK_DEBUG << "resize Vector";
             long i=0;
             while (NOT_Assamblage[i] != -1){ //-1 represents a placeholder in the array
                 ++i;
             }
             NOT_Assamblage.resize(i);
 
             return NOT_Assamblage;
         }
         default:
             MITK_DEBUG << "we have an UNDEFINED composition... ERROR" ;
             break;
 
         }
     }
     else
     {
         mitk::Geometry2D::ConstPointer pfgeometry = pf->GetGeometry2D();
         const mitk::PlaneGeometry* planeGeometry = dynamic_cast<const mitk::PlaneGeometry*> (pfgeometry.GetPointer());
         Vector3D planeNormal = planeGeometry->GetNormal();
         planeNormal.Normalize();
         Point3D planeOrigin = planeGeometry->GetOrigin();
 
         MITK_DEBUG << "planeOrigin: " << planeOrigin[0] << " | " << planeOrigin[1] << " | " << planeOrigin[2] << endl;
         MITK_DEBUG << "planeNormal: " << planeNormal[0] << " | " << planeNormal[1] << " | " << planeNormal[2] << endl;
 
         std::vector<int> PointsOnPlane; // contains all pointIds which are crossing the cutting plane
         std::vector<int> PointsInROI; // based on PointsOnPlane, all ROI relevant point IDs are stored here
 
         /* Define cutting plane by ROI (PlanarFigure) */
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane> plane = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane>::New();
         plane->SetOrigin(planeOrigin[0],planeOrigin[1],planeOrigin[2]);
         plane->SetNormal(planeNormal[0],planeNormal[1],planeNormal[2]);
 
         /* get all points/fibers cutting the plane */
         MITK_DEBUG << "start clipping";
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkClipPolyData> clipper = vtkSmartPointer<vtkClipPolyData>::New();
         clipper->SetInput(m_FiberIdDataSet);
         clipper->SetClipFunction(plane);
         clipper->GenerateClipScalarsOn();
         clipper->GenerateClippedOutputOn();
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> clipperout = clipper->GetClippedOutput();
         MITK_DEBUG << "end clipping";
 
         MITK_DEBUG << "init and update clipperoutput";
         clipperout->GetPointData()->Initialize();
         clipperout->Update();
         MITK_DEBUG << "init and update clipperoutput completed";
 
         MITK_DEBUG << "STEP 1: find all points which have distance 0 to the given plane";
         /*======STEP 1======
       * extract all points, which are crossing the plane */
         // Scalar values describe the distance between each remaining point to the given plane. Values sorted by point index
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataArray> distanceList = clipperout->GetPointData()->GetScalars();
         vtkIdType sizeOfList =  distanceList->GetNumberOfTuples();
         PointsOnPlane.reserve(sizeOfList); /* use reserve for high-performant push_back, no hidden copy procedures are processed then!
                                          * size of list can be optimized by reducing allocation, but be aware of iterator and vector size*/
 
         for (int i=0; i<sizeOfList; ++i) {
             double *distance = distanceList->GetTuple(i);
 
             // check if point is on plane.
             // 0.01 due to some approximation errors when calculating distance
             if (distance[0] >= -0.01 && distance[0] <= 0.01)
                 PointsOnPlane.push_back(i);
         }
 
 
         MITK_DEBUG << "Num Of points on plane: " <<  PointsOnPlane.size();
 
         MITK_DEBUG << "Step 2: extract Interesting points with respect to given extraction planarFigure";
 
         PointsInROI.reserve(PointsOnPlane.size());
         /*=======STEP 2=====
      * extract ROI relevant pointIds */
 
         mitk::PlanarCircle::Pointer circleName = mitk::PlanarCircle::New();
         mitk::PlanarPolygon::Pointer polyName = mitk::PlanarPolygon::New();
         if ( pf->GetNameOfClass() == circleName->GetNameOfClass() )
         {
             //calculate circle radius
             mitk::Point3D V1w = pf->GetWorldControlPoint(0); //centerPoint
             mitk::Point3D V2w  = pf->GetWorldControlPoint(1); //radiusPoint
 
             double distPF = V1w.EuclideanDistanceTo(V2w);
 
             for (int i=0; i<PointsOnPlane.size(); i++)
             {
                 //distance between circle radius and given point
                 double XdistPnt =  sqrt((double) (clipperout->GetPoint(PointsOnPlane[i])[0] - V1w[0]) * (clipperout->GetPoint(PointsOnPlane[i])[0] - V1w[0]) +
                                         (clipperout->GetPoint(PointsOnPlane[i])[1] - V1w[1]) * (clipperout->GetPoint(PointsOnPlane[i])[1] - V1w[1]) +
                                         (clipperout->GetPoint(PointsOnPlane[i])[2] - V1w[2]) * (clipperout->GetPoint(PointsOnPlane[i])[2] - V1w[2])) ;
 
                 if( XdistPnt <= distPF)
                     PointsInROI.push_back(PointsOnPlane[i]);
             }
         }
         else if ( pf->GetNameOfClass() == polyName->GetNameOfClass() )
         {
             //create vtkPolygon using controlpoints from planarFigure polygon
             vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolygon> polygonVtk = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolygon>::New();
 
             //get the control points from pf and insert them to vtkPolygon
             unsigned int nrCtrlPnts = pf->GetNumberOfControlPoints();
 
             for (int i=0; i<nrCtrlPnts; ++i)
             {
                 polygonVtk->GetPoints()->InsertNextPoint((double)pf->GetWorldControlPoint(i)[0], (double)pf->GetWorldControlPoint(i)[1], (double)pf->GetWorldControlPoint(i)[2] );
             }
 
             //prepare everything for using pointInPolygon function
             double n[3];
             polygonVtk->ComputeNormal(polygonVtk->GetPoints()->GetNumberOfPoints(),
                                       static_cast<double*>(polygonVtk->GetPoints()->GetData()->GetVoidPointer(0)), n);
 
             double bounds[6];
             polygonVtk->GetPoints()->GetBounds(bounds);
 
             for (int i=0; i<PointsOnPlane.size(); i++)
             {
                 double checkIn[3] = {clipperout->GetPoint(PointsOnPlane[i])[0], clipperout->GetPoint(PointsOnPlane[i])[1], clipperout->GetPoint(PointsOnPlane[i])[2]};
                 int isInPolygon = polygonVtk->PointInPolygon(checkIn, polygonVtk->GetPoints()->GetNumberOfPoints()
                                                              , static_cast<double*>(polygonVtk->GetPoints()->GetData()->GetVoidPointer(0)), bounds, n);
                 if( isInPolygon )
                     PointsInROI.push_back(PointsOnPlane[i]);
             }
         }
 
         MITK_DEBUG << "Step3: Identify fibers";
         // we need to access the fiberId Array, so make sure that this array is available
         if (!clipperout->GetCellData()->HasArray(FIBER_ID_ARRAY))
         {
             MITK_DEBUG << "ERROR: FiberID array does not exist, no correlation between points and fiberIds possible! Make sure calling GenerateFiberIds()";
             return FibersInROI; // FibersInRoi is empty then
         }
         if (PointsInROI.size()<=0)
             return FibersInROI;
 
         // prepare a structure where each point id is represented as an indexId.
         // vector looks like: | pntId | fiberIdx |
         std::vector< long > pointindexFiberMap;
 
         // walk through the whole subline section and create an vector sorted by point index
         vtkCellArray *clipperlines = clipperout->GetLines();
         clipperlines->InitTraversal();
         long numOfLineCells = clipperlines->GetNumberOfCells();
         long numofClippedPoints = clipperout->GetNumberOfPoints();
         pointindexFiberMap.resize(numofClippedPoints);
 
 
         //prepare resulting vector
         FibersInROI.reserve(PointsInROI.size());
 
         MITK_DEBUG << "\n===== Pointindex based structure initialized ======\n";
 
         // go through resulting "sub"lines which are stored as cells, "i" corresponds to current line id.
         for (int i=0, ic=0 ; i<numOfLineCells; i++, ic+=3)
         { //ic is the index counter for the cells hosting the desired information, eg. 2 | 45 | 46. each cell consits of 3 items.
 
             vtkIdType npts;
             vtkIdType *pts;
             clipperlines->GetCell(ic, npts, pts);
 
             // go through point ids in hosting subline, "j" corresponds to current pointindex in current line i. eg. idx[0]=45; idx[1]=46
             for (long j=0; j<npts; j++)
             {
                 // MITK_DEBUG << "writing fiber id: " << clipperout->GetCellData()->GetArray(FIBER_ID_ARRAY)->GetTuple(i)[0] << " to pointId: " << pts[j];
                 pointindexFiberMap[ pts[j] ] = clipperout->GetCellData()->GetArray(FIBER_ID_ARRAY)->GetTuple(i)[0];
                 // MITK_DEBUG << "in array: " << pointindexFiberMap[ pts[j] ];
             }
 
         }
 
         MITK_DEBUG << "\n===== Pointindex based structure finalized ======\n";
 
         // get all Points in ROI with according fiberID
         for (long k = 0; k < PointsInROI.size(); k++)
         {
             //MITK_DEBUG << "point " << PointsInROI[k] << " belongs to fiber " << pointindexFiberMap[ PointsInROI[k] ];
             if (pointindexFiberMap[ PointsInROI[k] ]<=GetNumFibers() && pointindexFiberMap[ PointsInROI[k] ]>=0)
                 FibersInROI.push_back(pointindexFiberMap[ PointsInROI[k] ]);
             else
                 MITK_INFO << "ERROR in ExtractFiberIdSubset; impossible fiber id detected";
         }
 
         m_PointsRoi = PointsInROI;
 
     }
 
     //  detecting fiberId duplicates
     MITK_DEBUG << "check for duplicates";
 
     sort(FibersInROI.begin(), FibersInROI.end());
     bool hasDuplicats = false;
     for(long i=0; i<FibersInROI.size()-1; ++i)
     {
         if(FibersInROI[i] == FibersInROI[i+1])
             hasDuplicats = true;
     }
 
     if(hasDuplicats)
     {
         std::vector<long>::iterator it;
         it = unique (FibersInROI.begin(), FibersInROI.end());
         FibersInROI.resize( it - FibersInROI.begin() );
     }
 
     return FibersInROI;
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::UpdateFiberGeometry()
 {
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCleanPolyData> cleaner = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCleanPolyData>::New();
     cleaner->SetInput(m_FiberPolyData);
     cleaner->PointMergingOff();
     cleaner->Update();
     m_FiberPolyData = cleaner->GetOutput();
 
     m_FiberLengths.clear();
     m_MeanFiberLength = 0;
     m_MedianFiberLength = 0;
     m_LengthStDev = 0;
     m_NumFibers = m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfCells();
 
     if (m_NumFibers<=0) // no fibers present; apply default geometry
     {
         m_MinFiberLength = 0;
         m_MaxFiberLength = 0;
         mitk::Geometry3D::Pointer geometry = mitk::Geometry3D::New();
         geometry->SetImageGeometry(true);
         float b[] = {0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1};
         geometry->SetFloatBounds(b);
         SetGeometry(geometry);
         return;
     }
     float min = itk::NumericTraits<float>::NonpositiveMin();
     float max = itk::NumericTraits<float>::max();
     float b[] = {max, min, max, min, max, min};
 
     for (int i=0; i<m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfCells(); i++)
     {
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int p = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
         float length = 0;
         for (int j=0; j<p; j++)
         {
             // calculate bounding box
             double p1[3];
             points->GetPoint(j, p1);
 
             if (p1[0]<b[0])
                 b[0]=p1[0];
             if (p1[0]>b[1])
                 b[1]=p1[0];
 
             if (p1[1]<b[2])
                 b[2]=p1[1];
             if (p1[1]>b[3])
                 b[3]=p1[1];
 
             if (p1[2]<b[4])
                 b[4]=p1[2];
             if (p1[2]>b[5])
                 b[5]=p1[2];
 
             // calculate statistics
             if (j<p-1)
             {
                 double p2[3];
                 points->GetPoint(j+1, p2);
 
                 float dist = std::sqrt((p1[0]-p2[0])*(p1[0]-p2[0])+(p1[1]-p2[1])*(p1[1]-p2[1])+(p1[2]-p2[2])*(p1[2]-p2[2]));
                 length += dist;
             }
         }
         m_FiberLengths.push_back(length);
         m_MeanFiberLength += length;
         if (i==0)
         {
             m_MinFiberLength = length;
             m_MaxFiberLength = length;
         }
         else
         {
             if (length<m_MinFiberLength)
                 m_MinFiberLength = length;
             if (length>m_MaxFiberLength)
                 m_MaxFiberLength = length;
         }
     }
     m_MeanFiberLength /= m_NumFibers;
 
     std::vector< float > sortedLengths = m_FiberLengths;
     std::sort(sortedLengths.begin(), sortedLengths.end());
     for (int i=0; i<m_NumFibers; i++)
         m_LengthStDev += (m_MeanFiberLength-sortedLengths.at(i))*(m_MeanFiberLength-sortedLengths.at(i));
     if (m_NumFibers>1)
         m_LengthStDev /= (m_NumFibers-1);
     else
         m_LengthStDev = 0;
     m_LengthStDev = std::sqrt(m_LengthStDev);
     m_MedianFiberLength = sortedLengths.at(m_NumFibers/2);
 
     // provide some border margin
     for(int i=0; i<=4; i+=2)
         b[i] -=10;
     for(int i=1; i<=5; i+=2)
         b[i] +=10;
 
     mitk::Geometry3D::Pointer geometry = mitk::Geometry3D::New();
     geometry->SetFloatBounds(b);
     this->SetGeometry(geometry);
 }
 
 QStringList mitk::FiberBundleX::GetAvailableColorCodings()
 {
     QStringList availableColorCodings;
     int numColors = m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->GetNumberOfArrays();
     for(int i=0; i<numColors; i++)
     {
         availableColorCodings.append(m_FiberPolyData->GetPointData()->GetArrayName(i));
     }
 
     //this controlstructure shall be implemented by the calling method
     if (availableColorCodings.isEmpty())
         MITK_DEBUG << "no colorcodings available in fiberbundleX";
 
     return availableColorCodings;
 }
 
 
 char* mitk::FiberBundleX::GetCurrentColorCoding()
 {
     return m_CurrentColorCoding;
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::SetColorCoding(const char* requestedColorCoding)
 {
 
     if (requestedColorCoding==NULL)
         return;
     MITK_DEBUG << "SetColorCoding:" << requestedColorCoding;
 
     if( strcmp (COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED,requestedColorCoding) == 0 )    {
         this->m_CurrentColorCoding = (char*) COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED;
 
     } else if( strcmp (COLORCODING_FA_BASED,requestedColorCoding) == 0 ) {
         this->m_CurrentColorCoding = (char*) COLORCODING_FA_BASED;
 
     } else if( strcmp (COLORCODING_CUSTOM,requestedColorCoding) == 0 ) {
         this->m_CurrentColorCoding = (char*) COLORCODING_CUSTOM;
 
     } else {
         MITK_DEBUG << "FIBERBUNDLE X: UNKNOWN COLORCODING in FIBERBUNDLEX Datastructure";
         this->m_CurrentColorCoding = (char*) COLORCODING_CUSTOM; //will cause blank colorcoding of fibers
     }
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::RotateAroundAxis(double x, double y, double z)
 {
     MITK_INFO << "Rotating fibers";
     x = x*M_PI/180;
     y = y*M_PI/180;
     z = z*M_PI/180;
 
     vnl_matrix_fixed< double, 3, 3 > rotX; rotX.set_identity();
     rotX[1][1] = cos(x);
     rotX[2][2] = rotX[1][1];
     rotX[1][2] = -sin(x);
     rotX[2][1] = -rotX[1][2];
 
     vnl_matrix_fixed< double, 3, 3 > rotY; rotY.set_identity();
     rotY[0][0] = cos(y);
     rotY[2][2] = rotY[0][0];
     rotY[0][2] = sin(y);
     rotY[2][0] = -rotY[0][2];
 
     vnl_matrix_fixed< double, 3, 3 > rotZ; rotZ.set_identity();
     rotZ[0][0] = cos(z);
     rotZ[1][1] = rotZ[0][0];
     rotZ[0][1] = -sin(z);
     rotZ[1][0] = -rotZ[0][1];
 
     mitk::Geometry3D::Pointer geom = this->GetGeometry();
     mitk::Point3D center = geom->GetCenter();
 
     boost::progress_display disp(m_NumFibers);
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vtkNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vtkNewCells = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
 
     for (int i=0; i<m_NumFibers; i++)
     {
         ++disp ;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
         for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
         {
             double* p = points->GetPoint(j);
             vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 > dir;
             dir[0] = p[0]-center[0];
             dir[1] = p[1]-center[1];
             dir[2] = p[2]-center[2];
             dir = rotZ*rotY*rotX*dir;
             dir[0] += center[0];
             dir[1] += center[1];
             dir[2] += center[2];
             vtkIdType id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(dir.data_block());
             container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
         }
         vtkNewCells->InsertNextCell(container);
     }
 
     m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     m_FiberPolyData->SetPoints(vtkNewPoints);
     m_FiberPolyData->SetLines(vtkNewCells);
     UpdateColorCoding();
     UpdateFiberGeometry();
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::ScaleFibers(double x, double y, double z)
 {
     MITK_INFO << "Scaling fibers";
     boost::progress_display disp(m_NumFibers);
 
     mitk::Geometry3D* geom = this->GetGeometry();
     mitk::Point3D c = geom->GetCenter();
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vtkNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vtkNewCells = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
 
     for (int i=0; i<m_NumFibers; i++)
     {
         ++disp ;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
         for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
         {
             double* p = points->GetPoint(j);
             p[0] -= c[0]; p[1] -= c[1]; p[2] -= c[2];
             p[0] *= x;
             p[1] *= y;
             p[2] *= z;
             p[0] += c[0]; p[1] += c[1]; p[2] += c[2];
             vtkIdType id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p);
             container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
         }
         vtkNewCells->InsertNextCell(container);
     }
 
     m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     m_FiberPolyData->SetPoints(vtkNewPoints);
     m_FiberPolyData->SetLines(vtkNewCells);
     UpdateColorCoding();
     UpdateFiberGeometry();
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::TranslateFibers(double x, double y, double z)
 {
     MITK_INFO << "Translating fibers";
     boost::progress_display disp(m_NumFibers);
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vtkNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vtkNewCells = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
 
     for (int i=0; i<m_NumFibers; i++)
     {
         ++disp;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
         for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
         {
             double* p = points->GetPoint(j);
             p[0] += x;
             p[1] += y;
             p[2] += z;
             vtkIdType id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p);
             container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
         }
         vtkNewCells->InsertNextCell(container);
     }
 
     m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     m_FiberPolyData->SetPoints(vtkNewPoints);
     m_FiberPolyData->SetLines(vtkNewCells);
     UpdateColorCoding();
     UpdateFiberGeometry();
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::MirrorFibers(unsigned int axis)
 {
     if (axis>2)
         return;
 
     MITK_INFO << "Mirroring fibers";
     boost::progress_display disp(m_NumFibers);
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vtkNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vtkNewCells = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
 
     for (int i=0; i<m_NumFibers; i++)
     {
         ++disp;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
         for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
         {
             double* p = points->GetPoint(j);
             p[axis] = -p[axis];
             vtkIdType id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p);
             container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
         }
         vtkNewCells->InsertNextCell(container);
     }
 
     m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     m_FiberPolyData->SetPoints(vtkNewPoints);
     m_FiberPolyData->SetLines(vtkNewCells);
     UpdateColorCoding();
     UpdateFiberGeometry();
 }
 
 bool mitk::FiberBundleX::ApplyCurvatureThreshold(float minRadius, bool deleteFibers)
 {
     if (minRadius<0)
         return true;
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vtkNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vtkNewCells = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
 
     MITK_INFO << "Applying curvature threshold";
     boost::progress_display disp(m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfCells());
     for (int i=0; i<m_FiberPolyData->GetNumberOfCells(); i++)
     {
         ++disp ;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         // calculate curvatures
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
         for (int j=0; j<numPoints-2; j++)
         {
             double p1[3];
             points->GetPoint(j, p1);
             double p2[3];
             points->GetPoint(j+1, p2);
             double p3[3];
             points->GetPoint(j+2, p3);
 
             vnl_vector_fixed< float, 3 > v1, v2, v3;
 
             v1[0] = p2[0]-p1[0];
             v1[1] = p2[1]-p1[1];
             v1[2] = p2[2]-p1[2];
 
             v2[0] = p3[0]-p2[0];
             v2[1] = p3[1]-p2[1];
             v2[2] = p3[2]-p2[2];
 
             v3[0] = p1[0]-p3[0];
             v3[1] = p1[1]-p3[1];
             v3[2] = p1[2]-p3[2];
 
             float a = v1.magnitude();
             float b = v2.magnitude();
             float c = v3.magnitude();
             float r = a*b*c/std::sqrt((a+b+c)*(a+b-c)*(b+c-a)*(a-b+c)); // radius of triangle via Heron's formula (area of triangle)
 
             vtkIdType id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p1);
             container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
 
             if (deleteFibers && r<minRadius)
                 break;
 
             if (r<minRadius)
             {
                 j += 2;
                 vtkNewCells->InsertNextCell(container);
                 container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
             }
             else if (j==numPoints-3)
             {
                 id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p2);
                 container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
                 id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p3);
                 container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
                 vtkNewCells->InsertNextCell(container);
             }
         }
     }
 
     if (vtkNewCells->GetNumberOfCells()<=0)
         return false;
 
     m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     m_FiberPolyData->SetPoints(vtkNewPoints);
     m_FiberPolyData->SetLines(vtkNewCells);
 
     UpdateColorCoding();
     UpdateFiberGeometry();
     return true;
 }
 
 bool mitk::FiberBundleX::RemoveShortFibers(float lengthInMM)
 {
     if (lengthInMM<=0 || lengthInMM<m_MinFiberLength)
         return true;
 
     if (lengthInMM>m_MaxFiberLength)    // can't remove all fibers
         return false;
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vtkNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vtkNewCells = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
     float min = m_MaxFiberLength;
 
     MITK_INFO << "Removing short fibers";
     boost::progress_display disp(m_NumFibers);
     for (int i=0; i<m_NumFibers; i++)
     {
         ++disp;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         if (m_FiberLengths.at(i)>=lengthInMM)
         {
             vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
             for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
             {
                 double* p = points->GetPoint(j);
                 vtkIdType id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p);
                 container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
             }
             vtkNewCells->InsertNextCell(container);
             if (m_FiberLengths.at(i)<min)
                 min = m_FiberLengths.at(i);
         }
     }
 
     if (vtkNewCells->GetNumberOfCells()<=0)
         return false;
 
     m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     m_FiberPolyData->SetPoints(vtkNewPoints);
     m_FiberPolyData->SetLines(vtkNewCells);
 
     UpdateColorCoding();
     UpdateFiberGeometry();
     return true;
 }
 
 bool mitk::FiberBundleX::RemoveLongFibers(float lengthInMM)
 {
     if (lengthInMM<=0 || lengthInMM>m_MaxFiberLength)
         return true;
 
     if (lengthInMM<m_MinFiberLength)    // can't remove all fibers
         return false;
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vtkNewPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vtkNewCells = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
 
     MITK_INFO << "Removing long fibers";
     boost::progress_display disp(m_NumFibers);
     for (int i=0; i<m_NumFibers; i++)
     {
         ++disp;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         if (m_FiberLengths.at(i)<=lengthInMM)
         {
             vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
             for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
             {
                 double* p = points->GetPoint(j);
                 vtkIdType id = vtkNewPoints->InsertNextPoint(p);
                 container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(id);
             }
             vtkNewCells->InsertNextCell(container);
         }
     }
 
     if (vtkNewCells->GetNumberOfCells()<=0)
         return false;
 
     m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     m_FiberPolyData->SetPoints(vtkNewPoints);
     m_FiberPolyData->SetLines(vtkNewCells);
     UpdateColorCoding();
     UpdateFiberGeometry();
     return true;
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::DoFiberSmoothing(int pointsPerCm, double tension, double continuity, double bias )
 {
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> vtkSmoothPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New(); //in smoothpoints the interpolated points representing a fiber are stored.
 
     //in vtkcells all polylines are stored, actually all id's of them are stored
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> vtkSmoothCells = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New(); //cellcontainer for smoothed lines
     vtkIdType pointHelperCnt = 0;
 
     MITK_INFO << "Resampling fibers";
     boost::progress_display disp(m_NumFibers);
     for (int i=0; i<m_NumFibers; i++)
     {
         ++disp;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> newPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
         for (int j=0; j<numPoints; j++)
             newPoints->InsertNextPoint(points->GetPoint(j));
 
         float length = m_FiberLengths.at(i);
         length /=10;
         int sampling = pointsPerCm*length;
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkKochanekSpline> xSpline = vtkSmartPointer<vtkKochanekSpline>::New();
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkKochanekSpline> ySpline = vtkSmartPointer<vtkKochanekSpline>::New();
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkKochanekSpline> zSpline = vtkSmartPointer<vtkKochanekSpline>::New();
         xSpline->SetDefaultBias(bias); xSpline->SetDefaultTension(tension); xSpline->SetDefaultContinuity(continuity);
         ySpline->SetDefaultBias(bias); ySpline->SetDefaultTension(tension); ySpline->SetDefaultContinuity(continuity);
         zSpline->SetDefaultBias(bias); zSpline->SetDefaultTension(tension); zSpline->SetDefaultContinuity(continuity);
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkParametricSpline> spline = vtkSmartPointer<vtkParametricSpline>::New();
         spline->SetXSpline(xSpline);
         spline->SetYSpline(ySpline);
         spline->SetZSpline(zSpline);
         spline->SetPoints(newPoints);
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkParametricFunctionSource> functionSource = vtkSmartPointer<vtkParametricFunctionSource>::New();
         functionSource->SetParametricFunction(spline);
         functionSource->SetUResolution(sampling);
         functionSource->SetVResolution(sampling);
         functionSource->SetWResolution(sampling);
         functionSource->Update();
 
         vtkPolyData* outputFunction = functionSource->GetOutput();
         vtkPoints* tmpSmoothPnts = outputFunction->GetPoints(); //smoothPoints of current fiber
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> smoothLine = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
         smoothLine->GetPointIds()->SetNumberOfIds(tmpSmoothPnts->GetNumberOfPoints());
 
         for (int j=0; j<smoothLine->GetNumberOfPoints(); j++)
         {
             smoothLine->GetPointIds()->SetId(j, j+pointHelperCnt);
             vtkSmoothPoints->InsertNextPoint(tmpSmoothPnts->GetPoint(j));
         }
         vtkSmoothCells->InsertNextCell(smoothLine);
         pointHelperCnt += tmpSmoothPnts->GetNumberOfPoints();
     }
 
     m_FiberPolyData = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     m_FiberPolyData->SetPoints(vtkSmoothPoints);
     m_FiberPolyData->SetLines(vtkSmoothCells);
     UpdateColorCoding();
     UpdateFiberGeometry();
     m_FiberSampling = pointsPerCm;
 }
 
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::DoFiberSmoothing(int pointsPerCm)
 {
     DoFiberSmoothing(pointsPerCm, 0, 0, 0 );
 }
 
 // Resample fiber to get equidistant points
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::ResampleFibers(float pointDistance)
 {
     if (pointDistance<=0.00001)
         return;
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> newPoly = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> newCellArray = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>    newPoints = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
 
     int numberOfLines = m_NumFibers;
 
     MITK_INFO << "Resampling fibers";
     boost::progress_display disp(m_NumFibers);
     for (int i=0; i<numberOfLines; i++)
     {
         ++disp;
         vtkCell* cell = m_FiberPolyData->GetCell(i);
         int numPoints = cell->GetNumberOfPoints();
         vtkPoints* points = cell->GetPoints();
 
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine> container = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyLine>::New();
 
         double* point = points->GetPoint(0);
         vtkIdType pointId = newPoints->InsertNextPoint(point);
         container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(pointId);
 
         float dtau = 0;
         int cur_p = 1;
         itk::Vector<float,3> dR;
         float normdR = 0;
 
         for (;;)
         {
             while (dtau <= pointDistance && cur_p < numPoints)
             {
                 itk::Vector<float,3> v1;
                 point = points->GetPoint(cur_p-1);
                 v1[0] = point[0];
                 v1[1] = point[1];
                 v1[2] = point[2];
                 itk::Vector<float,3> v2;
                 point = points->GetPoint(cur_p);
                 v2[0] = point[0];
                 v2[1] = point[1];
                 v2[2] = point[2];
 
                 dR  = v2 - v1;
                 normdR = std::sqrt(dR.GetSquaredNorm());
                 dtau += normdR;
                 cur_p++;
             }
 
             if (dtau >= pointDistance)
             {
                 itk::Vector<float,3> v1;
                 point = points->GetPoint(cur_p-1);
                 v1[0] = point[0];
                 v1[1] = point[1];
                 v1[2] = point[2];
 
                 itk::Vector<float,3> v2 = v1 - dR*( (dtau-pointDistance)/normdR );
                 pointId = newPoints->InsertNextPoint(v2.GetDataPointer());
                 container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(pointId);
             }
             else
             {
                 point = points->GetPoint(numPoints-1);
                 pointId = newPoints->InsertNextPoint(point);
                 container->GetPointIds()->InsertNextId(pointId);
                 break;
             }
             dtau = dtau-pointDistance;
         }
 
         newCellArray->InsertNextCell(container);
     }
 
     newPoly->SetPoints(newPoints);
     newPoly->SetLines(newCellArray);
     m_FiberPolyData = newPoly;
     UpdateFiberGeometry();
     UpdateColorCoding();
     m_FiberSampling = 10/pointDistance;
 }
 
 // reapply selected colorcoding in case polydata structure has changed
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::UpdateColorCoding()
 {
     char* cc = GetCurrentColorCoding();
 
     if( strcmp (COLORCODING_ORIENTATION_BASED,cc) == 0 )
         DoColorCodingOrientationBased();
     else if( strcmp (COLORCODING_FA_BASED,cc) == 0 )
         DoColorCodingFaBased();
 }
 
 // reapply selected colorcoding in case polydata structure has changed
 bool mitk::FiberBundleX::Equals(mitk::FiberBundleX* fib)
 {
     if (fib==NULL)
         return false;
 
     mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer tempFib = this->SubtractBundle(fib);
     mitk::FiberBundleX::Pointer tempFib2 = fib->SubtractBundle(this);
 
     if (tempFib.IsNull() && tempFib2.IsNull())
         return true;
 
     return false;
 }
 
 /* ESSENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPERCLASS METHODS */
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::UpdateOutputInformation()
 {
 
 }
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::SetRequestedRegionToLargestPossibleRegion()
 {
 
 }
 bool mitk::FiberBundleX::RequestedRegionIsOutsideOfTheBufferedRegion()
 {
     return false;
 }
 bool mitk::FiberBundleX::VerifyRequestedRegion()
 {
     return true;
 }
 void mitk::FiberBundleX::SetRequestedRegion(const itk::DataObject *data )
 {
 
 }