diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/internal/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/internal/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget.cpp
index 9d736b3b62..bfabd432f3 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/internal/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/internal/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget.cpp
@@ -1,236 +1,253 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget.h"
-#include <mitkMorphologicalOperations.h>
 #include <mitkProgressBar.h>
 #include <mitkSliceNavigationController.h>
+#include <QCheckBox>
 
 static const char* const HelpText = "Select a segmentation above";
 
 QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget(mitk::SliceNavigationController* timeNavigationController, QWidget* parent)
   : QmitkSegmentationUtilityWidget(timeNavigationController, parent)
 {
   m_Controls.setupUi(this);
 
   m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget->AddDataStorageComboBox(QmitkDataSelectionWidget::SegmentationPredicate);
   m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget->SetHelpText(HelpText);
 
   connect(m_Controls.btnClosing, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnClosingButtonClicked()));
   connect(m_Controls.btnOpening, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnOpeningButtonClicked()));
   connect(m_Controls.btnDilatation, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnDilatationButtonClicked()));
   connect(m_Controls.btnErosion, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnErosionButtonClicked()));
   connect(m_Controls.btnFillHoles, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnFillHolesButtonClicked()));
   connect(m_Controls.radioButtonMorphoCross, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnRadioButtonsClicked()));
   connect(m_Controls.radioButtonMorphoBall, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnRadioButtonsClicked()));
   connect(m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget, SIGNAL(SelectionChanged(unsigned int, const mitk::DataNode*)), this, SLOT(OnSelectionChanged(unsigned int, const mitk::DataNode*)));
 
   if (m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget->GetSelection(0).IsNotNull())
     this->OnSelectionChanged(0, m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget->GetSelection(0));
 }
 
 QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::~QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget()
 {
 }
 
 void QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::OnSelectionChanged(unsigned int index, const mitk::DataNode* selection)
 {
   QmitkDataSelectionWidget* dataSelectionWidget = m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget;
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer node = dataSelectionWidget->GetSelection(0);
 
   if (node.IsNotNull())
   {
     m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget->SetHelpText("");
     this->EnableButtons(true);
   }
   else
   {
     m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget->SetHelpText(HelpText);
     this->EnableButtons(false);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::EnableButtons(bool enable)
 {
   m_Controls.btnClosing->setEnabled(enable);
   m_Controls.btnDilatation->setEnabled(enable);
   m_Controls.btnErosion->setEnabled(enable);
   m_Controls.btnFillHoles->setEnabled(enable);
   m_Controls.btnOpening->setEnabled(enable);
 }
 
 void QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::OnRadioButtonsClicked()
 {
   bool enable = m_Controls.radioButtonMorphoBall->isChecked();
 
   m_Controls.sliderMorphFactor->setEnabled(enable);
   m_Controls.spinBoxMorphFactor->setEnabled(enable);
 }
 
 void QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::OnClosingButtonClicked()
 {
   QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::BusyCursor));
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 
   QmitkDataSelectionWidget* dataSelectionWidget = m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget;
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer node = dataSelectionWidget->GetSelection(0);
   mitk::Image::Pointer image = static_cast<mitk::Image*>(node->GetData());
   bool ball = m_Controls.radioButtonMorphoBall->isChecked();
 
   mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElement = ball
     ? mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Ball
     : mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Cross;
 
   try
   {
     mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Closing(image, m_Controls.spinBoxMorphFactor->value(), structuralElement);
   }
   catch (const itk::ExceptionObject& exception)
   {
     MITK_WARN << "Exception caught: " << exception.GetDescription();
 
     QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
     return;
   }
 
   node->SetData(image);
 
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
   QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
 void QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::OnOpeningButtonClicked()
 {
   QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::BusyCursor));
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 
   QmitkDataSelectionWidget* dataSelectionWidget = m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget;
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer node = dataSelectionWidget->GetSelection(0);
   mitk::Image::Pointer image = static_cast<mitk::Image*>(node->GetData());
   bool ball = m_Controls.radioButtonMorphoBall->isChecked();
 
   mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElement = ball
     ? mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Ball
     : mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Cross;
 
   try
   {
      mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Opening(image, m_Controls.spinBoxMorphFactor->value(), structuralElement);
   }
   catch (const itk::ExceptionObject& exception)
   {
      MITK_WARN << "Exception caught: " << exception.GetDescription();
 
      QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
      return;
   }
 
   node->SetData(image);
 
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
   QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
 void QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::OnDilatationButtonClicked()
 {
   QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::BusyCursor));
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 
   QmitkDataSelectionWidget* dataSelectionWidget = m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget;
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer node = dataSelectionWidget->GetSelection(0);
   mitk::Image::Pointer image = static_cast<mitk::Image*>(node->GetData());
   bool ball = m_Controls.radioButtonMorphoBall->isChecked();
 
   mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElement = ball
     ? mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Ball
     : mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Cross;
 
   try
   {
     mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Dilate(image, m_Controls.spinBoxMorphFactor->value(), structuralElement);
   }
   catch (const itk::ExceptionObject& exception)
   {
     MITK_WARN << "Exception caught: " << exception.GetDescription();
 
     QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
     return;
   }
 
   node->SetData(image);
 
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
   QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
 void QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::OnErosionButtonClicked()
 {
   QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::BusyCursor));
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 
   QmitkDataSelectionWidget* dataSelectionWidget = m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget;
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer node = dataSelectionWidget->GetSelection(0);
   mitk::Image::Pointer image = static_cast<mitk::Image*>(node->GetData());
   bool ball = m_Controls.radioButtonMorphoBall->isChecked();
 
   mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElement = ball
     ? mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Ball
     : mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Cross;
 
   try
   {
     mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Erode(image, m_Controls.spinBoxMorphFactor->value(), structuralElement);
   }
   catch (const itk::ExceptionObject& exception)
   {
     MITK_WARN << "Exception caught: " << exception.GetDescription();
 
     QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
     return;
  }
 
   node->SetData(image);
 
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
   QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
 void QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::OnFillHolesButtonClicked()
 {
   QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::BusyCursor));
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 
   QmitkDataSelectionWidget* dataSelectionWidget = m_Controls.dataSelectionWidget;
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer node = dataSelectionWidget->GetSelection(0);
   mitk::Image::Pointer image = static_cast<mitk::Image*>(node->GetData());
 
   try
   {
     mitk::MorphologicalOperations::FillHoles(image);
   }
   catch (const itk::ExceptionObject& exception)
   {
     MITK_WARN << "Exception caught: " << exception.GetDescription();
 
     QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
     return;
   }
 
   node->SetData(image);
 
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
   QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
+
+
+mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget::CreateStructerElement_UI()
+{
+  bool ball = m_Controls.radioButtonMorphoBall->isChecked();
+  int accum_flag = 0;
+  if(ball){
+   if(m_Controls.m_AxialCheckbox->isChecked()) accum_flag |= mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Ball_Axial;
+   if(m_Controls.m_SagitalCheckbox->isChecked()) accum_flag |= mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Ball_Sagital;
+   if(m_Controls.m_CornalCheckbox->isChecked()) accum_flag |= mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Ball_Coronal;
+  }else{
+    if(m_Controls.m_AxialCheckbox->isChecked()) accum_flag |= mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Cross_Axial;
+    if(m_Controls.m_SagitalCheckbox->isChecked()) accum_flag |= mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Cross_Sagital;
+    if(m_Controls.m_CornalCheckbox->isChecked()) accum_flag |= mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Cross_Coronal;
+  }
+  return (mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType)accum_flag;
+}
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/internal/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget.h b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/internal/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget.h
index 01fe747748..1de5468b13 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/internal/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget.h
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/internal/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget.h
@@ -1,49 +1,51 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget_h
 #define QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget_h
 
 #include "../QmitkSegmentationUtilityWidget.h"
 #include <ui_QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidgetControls.h>
+#include <mitkMorphologicalOperations.h>
 
 /** \brief GUI class for morphological segmentation tools.
  */
 class QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget : public QmitkSegmentationUtilityWidget
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
   explicit QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget(mitk::SliceNavigationController* timeNavigationController, QWidget* parent = NULL);
   ~QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidget();
 
 public slots:
   void OnClosingButtonClicked();
   void OnOpeningButtonClicked();
   void OnDilatationButtonClicked();
   void OnErosionButtonClicked();
   void OnFillHolesButtonClicked();
   void OnSelectionChanged(unsigned int index, const mitk::DataNode* selection);
   void OnRadioButtonsClicked();
 
 protected:
   void EnableButtons(bool enable);
 
 private:
   Ui::QmitkMorphologicalOperationsWidgetControls m_Controls;
+  mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType CreateStructerElement_UI();
 };
 
 #endif