diff --git a/Core/Code/Testing/files.cmake b/Core/Code/Testing/files.cmake
index 7d245e10cd..49f57dcc37 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Testing/files.cmake
+++ b/Core/Code/Testing/files.cmake
@@ -1,176 +1,177 @@
 # tests with no extra command line parameter
 set(MODULE_TESTS
   mitkAccessByItkTest.cpp
   mitkCoreObjectFactoryTest.cpp
   mitkMaterialTest.cpp
   mitkActionTest.cpp
   mitkDispatcherTest.cpp
   mitkEnumerationPropertyTest.cpp
   mitkEventTest.cpp
   mitkFocusManagerTest.cpp
   mitkGenericPropertyTest.cpp
   mitkGeometry2DTest.cpp
   mitkGeometry3DTest.cpp
   mitkGeometry3DEqualTest.cpp
   mitkGeometryDataToSurfaceFilterTest.cpp
   mitkGlobalInteractionTest.cpp
   mitkImageEqualTest.cpp
   mitkImageDataItemTest.cpp
   mitkImageGeneratorTest.cpp
   mitkBaseDataTest.cpp
   mitkImportItkImageTest.cpp
   mitkGrabItkImageMemoryTest.cpp
   mitkInstantiateAccessFunctionTest.cpp
   mitkInteractorTest.cpp
   mitkLevelWindowTest.cpp
   mitkMessageTest.cpp
   mitkPixelTypeTest.cpp
   mitkPlaneGeometryTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetEqualTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetFileIOTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetWriterTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetReaderTest.cpp
   mitkPointSetInteractorTest.cpp
   mitkPropertyTest.cpp
   mitkPropertyListTest.cpp
   mitkSlicedGeometry3DTest.cpp
   mitkSliceNavigationControllerTest.cpp
   mitkStateMachineTest.cpp
   mitkStateTest.cpp
   mitkSurfaceTest.cpp
   mitkSurfaceEqualTest.cpp
   mitkSurfaceToSurfaceFilterTest.cpp
   mitkTimeGeometryTest.cpp
   mitkTransitionTest.cpp
   mitkUndoControllerTest.cpp
   mitkVtkWidgetRenderingTest.cpp
   mitkVerboseLimitedLinearUndoTest.cpp
   mitkWeakPointerTest.cpp
   mitkTransferFunctionTest.cpp
   mitkStepperTest.cpp
   itkTotalVariationDenoisingImageFilterTest.cpp
   mitkRenderingManagerTest.cpp
   vtkMitkThickSlicesFilterTest.cpp
   mitkNodePredicateSourceTest.cpp
   mitkVectorTest.cpp
   mitkClippedSurfaceBoundsCalculatorTest.cpp
   mitkExceptionTest.cpp
   mitkExtractSliceFilterTest.cpp
   mitkLogTest.cpp
   mitkImageDimensionConverterTest.cpp
   mitkLoggingAdapterTest.cpp
   mitkUIDGeneratorTest.cpp
   mitkShaderRepositoryTest.cpp
   mitkPlanePositionManagerTest.cpp
   mitkAffineTransformBaseTest.cpp
   mitkPropertyAliasesTest.cpp
   mitkPropertyDescriptionsTest.cpp
   mitkPropertyExtensionsTest.cpp
   mitkPropertyFiltersTest.cpp
   mitkTinyXMLTest.cpp
+  mitkRawImageFileReaderTest.cpp
 
   ################## DISABLED TESTS #################################################
   #mitkAbstractTransformGeometryTest.cpp #seems as tested class mitkExternAbstractTransformGeometry doesnt exist any more
   #mitkStateMachineContainerTest.cpp #rewrite test, indirect since no longer exported Bug 14529
   #mitkRegistrationBaseTest.cpp #tested class  mitkRegistrationBase doesn't exist any more
   #mitkSegmentationInterpolationTest.cpp #file doesn't exist!
   #mitkPipelineSmartPointerCorrectnessTest.cpp #file doesn't exist!
   #mitkITKThreadingTest.cpp #test outdated because itk::Semaphore was removed from ITK
 )
 
 # test with image filename as an extra command line parameter
 set(MODULE_IMAGE_TESTS
   mitkImageTimeSelectorTest.cpp #only runs on images
   mitkImageAccessorTest.cpp #only runs on images
   mitkDataNodeFactoryTest.cpp #runs on all types of data
 )
 
 set(MODULE_SURFACE_TESTS
   mitkSurfaceVtkWriterTest.cpp #only runs on surfaces
   mitkDataNodeFactoryTest.cpp #runs on all types of data
 )
 
 # list of images for which the tests are run
 set(MODULE_TESTIMAGES
   US4DCyl.nrrd
   Pic3D.nrrd
   Pic2DplusT.nrrd
   BallBinary30x30x30.nrrd
   Png2D-bw.png
 )
 set(MODULE_TESTSURFACES
   binary.stl
   ball.stl
 )
 
 set(MODULE_CUSTOM_TESTS
     mitkDataStorageTest.cpp
     mitkDataNodeTest.cpp
     mitkDicomSeriesReaderTest.cpp
     mitkDICOMLocaleTest.cpp
     mitkEventMapperTest.cpp
     mitkEventConfigTest.cpp
     mitkNodeDependentPointSetInteractorTest.cpp
     mitkStateMachineFactoryTest.cpp
     mitkPointSetLocaleTest.cpp
     mitkImageTest.cpp
     mitkImageWriterTest.cpp
     mitkImageVtkMapper2DTest.cpp
     mitkImageVtkMapper2DLevelWindowTest.cpp
     mitkImageVtkMapper2DOpacityTest.cpp
     mitkImageVtkMapper2DResliceInterpolationPropertyTest.cpp
     mitkImageVtkMapper2DColorTest.cpp
     mitkImageVtkMapper2DSwivelTest.cpp
     mitkImageVtkMapper2DTransferFunctionTest.cpp
     mitkImageVtkMapper2DLookupTableTest.cpp
     mitkIOUtilTest.cpp
     mitkSurfaceVtkMapper3DTest
     mitkSurfaceVtkMapper3DTexturedSphereTest.cpp
     mitkSurfaceGLMapper2DColorTest.cpp
     mitkSurfaceGLMapper2DOpacityTest.cpp
     mitkVolumeCalculatorTest.cpp
     mitkLevelWindowManagerTest.cpp
     mitkPointSetVtkMapper2DTest.cpp
     mitkPointSetVtkMapper2DImageTest.cpp
     mitkPointSetVtkMapper2DGlyphTypeTest.cpp
     mitkPointSetVtkMapper2DTransformedPointsTest.cpp
     mitkLabelOverlay3DRendering2DTest.cpp
     mitkLabelOverlay3DRendering3DTest.cpp
     mitkTextOverlay2DRenderingTest.cpp
     mitkTextOverlay2DLayouterRenderingTest.cpp
     mitkTextOverlay3DRendering2DTest.cpp
     mitkTextOverlay3DRendering3DTest.cpp
     mitkTextOverlay3DColorRenderingTest.cpp
     mitkVTKRenderWindowSizeTest.cpp
     mitkMultiComponentImageDataComparisonFilterTest.cpp
     mitkImageToItkTest.cpp
     mitkImageSliceSelectorTest.cpp
 )
 
 if (${VTK_MAJOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 6) # test can be removed with VTK 6
   set(MODULE_TESTS ${MODULE_TESTS} mitkVTKRenderWindowSizeTest.cpp)
 endif()
 
 set(MODULE_RESOURCE_FILES
   Interactions/AddAndRemovePoints.xml
   Interactions/globalConfig.xml
   Interactions/StatemachineTest.xml
   Interactions/StatemachineConfigTest.xml
 )
 
 # Create an artificial module initializing class for
 # the usServiceListenerTest.cpp
 usFunctionGenerateExecutableInit(testdriver_init_file
                                  IDENTIFIER ${MODULE_NAME}TestDriver
                                 )
 
 # Embed the resources
 set(testdriver_resources )
 usFunctionEmbedResources(testdriver_resources
                          EXECUTABLE_NAME ${MODULE_NAME}TestDriver
                          ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Resources
                          FILES ${MODULE_RESOURCE_FILES}
                         )
 
 set(TEST_CPP_FILES ${testdriver_init_file} ${testdriver_resources})
diff --git a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkRawImageFileReaderTest.cpp b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkRawImageFileReaderTest.cpp
index 146b778049..959768bb58 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkRawImageFileReaderTest.cpp
+++ b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkRawImageFileReaderTest.cpp
@@ -1,30 +1,82 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 #include "mitkRawImageFileReader.h"
+#include "mitkTestingMacros.h"
+#include "mitkTestFixture.h"
+#include "mitkIOUtil.h"
+#include "mitkItkImageFileReader.h"
 
-int mitkRawImageFileReaderTest(int /*argc*/, char* /*argv*/[])
+class mitkRawImageFileReaderTestSuite : public mitk::TestFixture
 {
-  // instantiation
-  mitk::RawImageFileReader::Pointer reader = mitk::RawImageFileReader::New();
 
-  // freeing
-  reader = NULL;
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(mitkRawImageFileReaderTestSuite);
+  MITK_TEST(testInstantiation);
+  MITK_TEST(testReadFile);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
-  std::cout<<"[TEST DONE]"<<std::endl;
-  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-}
+private:
+
+  /** Members used inside the different test methods. All members are initialized via setUp().*/
+  mitk::RawImageFileReader::Pointer m_FileReader;
+
+  std::string m_ImagePath;
+  std::string m_ImagePathNrrdRef; //corresponding mhd path for comparision
+
+public:
+
+  /**
+* @brief Setup Always call this method before each Test-case to ensure correct and new intialization of the used members for a new test case. (If the members are not used in a test, the method does not need to be called).
+*/
+  void setUp()
+  {
+    m_FileReader = mitk::RawImageFileReader::New();
+    m_ImagePath = GetTestDataFilePath("brain.raw");
+    m_ImagePathNrrdRef = GetTestDataFilePath("brainHalfSize.nrrd"); //we need half size because the brain file has spacing 2 and this reader doesn't support spacing
+  }
+
+  void tearDown()
+  {
+    m_FileReader = NULL;
+  }
+
+  void testInstantiation()
+  {
+    m_FileReader = mitk::RawImageFileReader::New();
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE("Testing instantiation of RawImageFileReader.",m_FileReader.IsNotNull());
+  }
+
+  void testReadFile()
+  {
+    m_FileReader->SetFileName(m_ImagePath.c_str());
+    m_FileReader->SetPixelType(mitk::RawImageFileReader::FLOAT);
+    m_FileReader->SetDimensionality(3);
+    m_FileReader->SetDimensions(0,91);
+    m_FileReader->SetDimensions(1,109);
+    m_FileReader->SetDimensions(2,91);
+    m_FileReader->SetEndianity(mitk::RawImageFileReader::LITTLE);
+    m_FileReader->Update();
+    mitk::Image::Pointer readFile = m_FileReader->GetOutput();
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE("Testing reading a raw file.",readFile.IsNotNull());
+
+    //compare with the reference image
+    mitk::Image::Pointer compareImage = mitk::IOUtil::LoadImage(m_ImagePathNrrdRef);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE("Testing if image is equal to the same image as reference file loaded with mitk",mitk::Equal(compareImage,readFile,mitk::eps,true));
+  }
+};
+
+MITK_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION(mitkRawImageFileReader)