diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.cpp
index 49bce33a85..2b99631a2d 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.cpp
@@ -1,107 +1,111 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 // Blueberry
 #include <berryISelectionService.h>
 #include <berryIWorkbenchWindow.h>
 
 //Mitk
 #include "mitkDataNode.h"
 
 
 // Qmitk
 #include "UltrasoundSupport.h"
 #include <QTimer>
 
 // Qt
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
 // Ultrasound
 #include "mitkUSDevice.h"
 
 const std::string UltrasoundSupport::VIEW_ID = "org.mitk.views.ultrasoundsupport";
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::SetFocus()
 {
   m_Controls.m_AddDevice->setFocus();
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::CreateQtPartControl( QWidget *parent )
 {
   m_Timer = new QTimer(this);
 
   // create GUI widgets from the Qt Designer's .ui file
   m_Controls.setupUi( parent );
   connect( m_Controls.m_AddDevice, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnClickedAddNewDevice()) ); // Change Widget Visibilities
   connect( m_Controls.m_AddDevice, SIGNAL(clicked()), this->m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget, SLOT(CreateNewDevice()) ); // Init NewDeviceWidget
   connect( m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget, SIGNAL(Finished()), this, SLOT(OnNewDeviceWidgetDone()) ); // After NewDeviceWidget finished editing
   connect( m_Controls.m_BtnView, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnClickedViewDevice()) ); 
   connect( m_Timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(DisplayImage()));
   //connect (m_Controls.m_ActiveVideoDevices, SIGNAL())
   
   // Initializations
   m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget->setVisible(false);
   std::string filter = "(&(" + mitk::ServiceConstants::OBJECTCLASS() + "=" + "org.mitk.services.UltrasoundDevice)(IsActive=true))";
   m_Controls.m_ActiveVideoDevices->Initialize(filter);
   
   m_Node = mitk::DataNode::New();
   m_Node->SetName("US Image Stream");
   this->GetDataStorage()->Add(m_Node);
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::OnClickedAddNewDevice()
 {
   MITK_INFO << "USSUPPORT: OnClickedAddNewDevice()"; 
   m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget->setVisible(true);
   m_Controls.m_DeviceManagerWidget->setVisible(false);
   m_Controls.m_AddDevice->setVisible(false);
   m_Controls.m_Headline->setText("Add New Device:");
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::DisplayImage()
 {
    MITK_INFO << "USSUPPORT: DisplayImage()"; 
   //QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> nodes = this->GetDataManagerSelection();
   // if (nodes.empty()) return;
 
   m_Device->UpdateOutputData(0);
-  mitk::USImage::Pointer image = m_Device->GetOutput();
-  m_Node->SetData(image);
+  //mitk::USImage::Pointer image = m_Device->GetOutput();
+  //m_Node->SetData(image);
+  m_Image->Update();
   this->RequestRenderWindowUpdate();
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::OnClickedViewDevice()
 {
   
   MITK_INFO << "USSUPPORT: OnClickedViewDevice()"; 
   m_Device = m_Controls.m_ActiveVideoDevices->GetSelectedDevice();
+  // if (m_Node) m_Node->ReleaseData();
   if (m_Device.IsNull()){
     m_Timer->stop();
     return;
   }
-
+  m_Device->UpdateOutputData(0);
+  m_Image = m_Device->GetOutput(0);
+  m_Node->SetData(m_Device->GetOutput(0));
   m_Timer->start(50);
 }
 
 void UltrasoundSupport::OnNewDeviceWidgetDone()
 {
   MITK_INFO << "USSUPPORT: OnNewDeviceWidgetDone()";
   m_Controls.m_NewVideoDeviceWidget->setVisible(false);
   m_Controls.m_DeviceManagerWidget->setVisible(true);
   m_Controls.m_AddDevice->setVisible(true);
   m_Controls.m_Headline->setText("Connected Devices:");
 }
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diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.h b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.h
index c485e1c864..dd18f29e70 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.h
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ultrasound/src/internal/UltrasoundSupport.h
@@ -1,90 +1,92 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 UltrasoundSupport_h
 #define UltrasoundSupport_h
 
 #include <berryISelectionListener.h>
 
 #include <QmitkAbstractView.h>
 
 #include "ui_UltrasoundSupportControls.h"
 
 
 /*!
   \brief UltrasoundSupport
   This plugin provides functionality to manage Ultrasound devices, create video devices and to view device images.
 
   \sa QmitkFunctionality
   \ingroup ${plugin_target}_internal
 */
 class UltrasoundSupport : public QmitkAbstractView
 {  
   // this is needed for all Qt objects that should have a Qt meta-object
   // (everything that derives from QObject and wants to have signal/slots)
   Q_OBJECT
   
   public:  
     
     virtual void SetFocus();
 
     static const std::string VIEW_ID;
 
     virtual void CreateQtPartControl(QWidget *parent);
 
    signals: 
 
   public slots:
     /*
     * \brief This is called when the newDeviceWidget is closed
     */
     void OnNewDeviceWidgetDone();
      
   protected slots:
   
     void OnClickedAddNewDevice();
 
     void OnClickedViewDevice();
 
     /*
     * \brief This is the main imaging loop that is called regularily during the imaging process
     */
     void DisplayImage();
 
   protected:
 
     /*
     * \brief This timer triggers periodic updates to the pipeline
     */
     QTimer *m_Timer;
 
     /*
     * \brief The device that is currently used to quire images
     */
     mitk::USDevice::Pointer m_Device;
 
     /*
     * \brief The node that we feed images into
     */
     mitk::DataNode::Pointer m_Node;
 
+    mitk::Image::Pointer m_Image;
+
     Ui::UltrasoundSupportControls m_Controls;
 
 };
 
 #endif // UltrasoundSupport_h