diff --git a/Modules/Segmentation/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/mitkMorphologicalOperations.cpp b/Modules/Segmentation/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/mitkMorphologicalOperations.cpp
index c4a9b811b1..6c45ebb90b 100644
--- a/Modules/Segmentation/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/mitkMorphologicalOperations.cpp
+++ b/Modules/Segmentation/SegmentationUtilities/MorphologicalOperations/mitkMorphologicalOperations.cpp
@@ -1,414 +1,414 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkMorphologicalOperations.h"
 #include <itkBinaryBallStructuringElement.h>
 #include <itkBinaryCrossStructuringElement.h>
 #include <itkBinaryDilateImageFilter.h>
 #include <itkBinaryErodeImageFilter.h>
 #include <itkBinaryFillholeImageFilter.h>
 #include <itkBinaryMorphologicalClosingImageFilter.h>
 #include <itkBinaryMorphologicalOpeningImageFilter.h>
 #include <mitkImageAccessByItk.h>
 #include <mitkImageCast.h>
 #include <mitkImageReadAccessor.h>
 #include <mitkImageTimeSelector.h>
 
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Closing(mitk::Image::Pointer &image,
                                             int factor,
                                             mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElement)
 {
   MITK_INFO << "Start Closing...";
 
   auto timeSteps = static_cast<int>(image->GetTimeSteps());
 
   if (timeSteps > 1)
   {
     mitk::ImageTimeSelector::Pointer timeSelector = mitk::ImageTimeSelector::New();
     timeSelector->SetInput(image);
 
     for (int t = 0; t < timeSteps; ++t)
     {
       MITK_INFO << "  Processing time step " << t;
 
       timeSelector->SetTimeNr(t);
       timeSelector->Update();
 
       mitk::Image::Pointer img3D = timeSelector->GetOutput();
       img3D->DisconnectPipeline();
 
       AccessByItk_3(img3D, itkClosing, img3D, factor, structuralElement);
 
       mitk::ImageReadAccessor accessor(img3D);
       image->SetVolume(accessor.GetData(), t);
     }
   }
   else
   {
     AccessByItk_3(image, itkClosing, image, factor, structuralElement);
   }
 
   MITK_INFO << "Finished Closing";
 }
 
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Erode(mitk::Image::Pointer &image,
                                           int factor,
                                           mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElement)
 {
   MITK_INFO << "Start Erode...";
 
   auto timeSteps = static_cast<int>(image->GetTimeSteps());
 
   if (timeSteps > 1)
   {
     mitk::ImageTimeSelector::Pointer timeSelector = mitk::ImageTimeSelector::New();
     timeSelector->SetInput(image);
 
     for (int t = 0; t < timeSteps; ++t)
     {
       MITK_INFO << "  Processing time step " << t;
 
       timeSelector->SetTimeNr(t);
       timeSelector->Update();
 
       mitk::Image::Pointer img3D = timeSelector->GetOutput();
       img3D->DisconnectPipeline();
 
       AccessByItk_3(img3D, itkErode, img3D, factor, structuralElement);
 
       mitk::ImageReadAccessor accessor(img3D);
       image->SetVolume(accessor.GetData(), t);
     }
   }
   else
   {
     AccessByItk_3(image, itkErode, image, factor, structuralElement);
   }
 
   MITK_INFO << "Finished Erode";
 }
 
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Dilate(mitk::Image::Pointer &image,
                                            int factor,
                                            mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElement)
 {
   MITK_INFO << "Start Dilate...";
 
   auto timeSteps = static_cast<int>(image->GetTimeSteps());
 
   if (timeSteps > 1)
   {
     mitk::ImageTimeSelector::Pointer timeSelector = mitk::ImageTimeSelector::New();
     timeSelector->SetInput(image);
 
     for (int t = 0; t < timeSteps; ++t)
     {
       MITK_INFO << "  Processing time step " << t;
 
       timeSelector->SetTimeNr(t);
       timeSelector->Update();
 
       mitk::Image::Pointer img3D = timeSelector->GetOutput();
       img3D->DisconnectPipeline();
 
       AccessByItk_3(img3D, itkDilate, img3D, factor, structuralElement);
 
       mitk::ImageReadAccessor accessor(img3D);
       image->SetVolume(accessor.GetData(), t);
     }
   }
   else
   {
     AccessByItk_3(image, itkDilate, image, factor, structuralElement);
   }
 
   MITK_INFO << "Finished Dilate";
 }
 
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::Opening(mitk::Image::Pointer &image,
                                             int factor,
                                             mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElement)
 {
   MITK_INFO << "Start Opening...";
 
   auto timeSteps = static_cast<int>(image->GetTimeSteps());
 
   if (timeSteps > 1)
   {
     mitk::ImageTimeSelector::Pointer timeSelector = mitk::ImageTimeSelector::New();
     timeSelector->SetInput(image);
 
     for (int t = 0; t < timeSteps; ++t)
     {
       MITK_INFO << "  Processing time step " << t;
 
       timeSelector->SetTimeNr(t);
       timeSelector->Update();
 
       mitk::Image::Pointer img3D = timeSelector->GetOutput();
       img3D->DisconnectPipeline();
 
       AccessByItk_3(img3D, itkOpening, img3D, factor, structuralElement);
 
       mitk::ImageReadAccessor accessor(img3D);
       image->SetVolume(accessor.GetData(), t);
     }
   }
   else
   {
     AccessByItk_3(image, itkOpening, image, factor, structuralElement);
   }
 
   MITK_INFO << "Finished Opening";
 }
 
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::FillHoles(mitk::Image::Pointer &image)
 {
   MITK_INFO << "Start FillHole...";
 
   auto timeSteps = static_cast<int>(image->GetTimeSteps());
 
   if (timeSteps > 1)
   {
     mitk::ImageTimeSelector::Pointer timeSelector = mitk::ImageTimeSelector::New();
     timeSelector->SetInput(image);
 
     for (int t = 0; t < timeSteps; ++t)
     {
       MITK_INFO << "  Processing time step " << t;
 
       timeSelector->SetTimeNr(t);
       timeSelector->Update();
 
       mitk::Image::Pointer img3D = timeSelector->GetOutput();
       img3D->DisconnectPipeline();
 
       AccessByItk_1(img3D, itkFillHoles, img3D);
 
       mitk::ImageReadAccessor accessor(img3D);
       image->SetVolume(accessor.GetData(), t);
     }
   }
   else
   {
     AccessByItk_1(image, itkFillHoles, image);
   }
 
   MITK_INFO << "Finished FillHole";
 }
 
 template <typename TPixel, unsigned int VDimension>
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::itkClosing(
   itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> *sourceImage,
   mitk::Image::Pointer &resultImage,
   int factor,
   mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElementFlags)
 {
   typedef itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> ImageType;
   typedef itk::BinaryBallStructuringElement<TPixel, VDimension> BallType;
   typedef itk::BinaryCrossStructuringElement<TPixel, VDimension> CrossType;
   typedef typename itk::BinaryMorphologicalClosingImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType, BallType> BallClosingFilterType;
   typedef typename itk::BinaryMorphologicalClosingImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType, CrossType> CrossClosingFilterType;
 
   if (structuralElementFlags & (Ball_Axial | Ball_Coronal | Ball_Sagittal))
   {
     BallType ball = CreateStructuringElement<BallType>(structuralElementFlags, factor);
 
     typename BallClosingFilterType::Pointer closingFilter = BallClosingFilterType::New();
     closingFilter->SetKernel(ball);
     closingFilter->SetInput(sourceImage);
     closingFilter->SetForegroundValue(1);
     closingFilter->UpdateLargestPossibleRegion();
 
-    mitk::CastToMitkImage(closingFilter->GetOutput(), resultImage);
+    resultImage->SetVolume(closingFilter->GetOutput()->GetBufferPointer());
   }
   else
   {
     CrossType cross = CreateStructuringElement<CrossType>(structuralElementFlags, factor);
 
     typename CrossClosingFilterType::Pointer closingFilter = CrossClosingFilterType::New();
     closingFilter->SetKernel(cross);
     closingFilter->SetInput(sourceImage);
     closingFilter->SetForegroundValue(1);
     closingFilter->UpdateLargestPossibleRegion();
 
-    mitk::CastToMitkImage(closingFilter->GetOutput(), resultImage);
+    resultImage->SetVolume(closingFilter->GetOutput()->GetBufferPointer());
   }
 }
 
 template <typename TPixel, unsigned int VDimension>
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::itkErode(
   itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> *sourceImage,
   mitk::Image::Pointer &resultImage,
   int factor,
   mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElementFlags)
 {
   typedef itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> ImageType;
   typedef itk::BinaryBallStructuringElement<TPixel, VDimension> BallType;
   typedef itk::BinaryCrossStructuringElement<TPixel, VDimension> CrossType;
   typedef typename itk::BinaryErodeImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType, BallType> BallErodeFilterType;
   typedef typename itk::BinaryErodeImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType, CrossType> CrossErodeFilterType;
 
   if (structuralElementFlags & (Ball_Axial | Ball_Coronal | Ball_Sagittal))
   {
     BallType ball = CreateStructuringElement<BallType>(structuralElementFlags, factor);
 
     typename BallErodeFilterType::Pointer erodeFilter = BallErodeFilterType::New();
     erodeFilter->SetKernel(ball);
     erodeFilter->SetInput(sourceImage);
     erodeFilter->SetErodeValue(1);
     erodeFilter->UpdateLargestPossibleRegion();
 
-    mitk::CastToMitkImage(erodeFilter->GetOutput(), resultImage);
+    resultImage->SetVolume(erodeFilter->GetOutput()->GetBufferPointer());
   }
   else
   {
     CrossType cross = CreateStructuringElement<CrossType>(structuralElementFlags, factor);
 
     typename CrossErodeFilterType::Pointer erodeFilter = CrossErodeFilterType::New();
     erodeFilter->SetKernel(cross);
     erodeFilter->SetInput(sourceImage);
     erodeFilter->SetErodeValue(1);
     erodeFilter->UpdateLargestPossibleRegion();
 
-    mitk::CastToMitkImage(erodeFilter->GetOutput(), resultImage);
+    resultImage->SetVolume(erodeFilter->GetOutput()->GetBufferPointer());
   }
 }
 
 template <typename TPixel, unsigned int VDimension>
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::itkDilate(
   itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> *sourceImage,
   mitk::Image::Pointer &resultImage,
   int factor,
   mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElementFlags)
 {
   typedef itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> ImageType;
   typedef itk::BinaryBallStructuringElement<TPixel, VDimension> BallType;
   typedef itk::BinaryCrossStructuringElement<TPixel, VDimension> CrossType;
   typedef typename itk::BinaryDilateImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType, BallType> BallDilateFilterType;
   typedef typename itk::BinaryDilateImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType, CrossType> CrossDilateFilterType;
 
   if (structuralElementFlags & (Ball_Axial | Ball_Coronal | Ball_Sagittal))
   {
     BallType ball = CreateStructuringElement<BallType>(structuralElementFlags, factor);
 
     typename BallDilateFilterType::Pointer dilateFilter = BallDilateFilterType::New();
     dilateFilter->SetKernel(ball);
     dilateFilter->SetInput(sourceImage);
     dilateFilter->SetDilateValue(1);
     dilateFilter->UpdateLargestPossibleRegion();
 
-    mitk::CastToMitkImage(dilateFilter->GetOutput(), resultImage);
+    resultImage->SetVolume(dilateFilter->GetOutput()->GetBufferPointer());
   }
   else
   {
     CrossType cross = CreateStructuringElement<CrossType>(structuralElementFlags, factor);
 
     typename CrossDilateFilterType::Pointer dilateFilter = CrossDilateFilterType::New();
     dilateFilter->SetKernel(cross);
     dilateFilter->SetInput(sourceImage);
     dilateFilter->SetDilateValue(1);
     dilateFilter->UpdateLargestPossibleRegion();
 
-    mitk::CastToMitkImage(dilateFilter->GetOutput(), resultImage);
+    resultImage->SetVolume(dilateFilter->GetOutput()->GetBufferPointer());
   }
 }
 
 template <typename TPixel, unsigned int VDimension>
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::itkOpening(
   itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> *sourceImage,
   mitk::Image::Pointer &resultImage,
   int factor,
   mitk::MorphologicalOperations::StructuralElementType structuralElementFlags)
 {
   typedef itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> ImageType;
   typedef itk::BinaryBallStructuringElement<TPixel, VDimension> BallType;
   typedef itk::BinaryCrossStructuringElement<TPixel, VDimension> CrossType;
   typedef typename itk::BinaryMorphologicalOpeningImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType, BallType> BallOpeningFiltertype;
   typedef typename itk::BinaryMorphologicalOpeningImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType, CrossType> CrossOpeningFiltertype;
 
   if (structuralElementFlags & (Ball_Axial | Ball_Coronal | Ball_Sagittal))
   {
     BallType ball = CreateStructuringElement<BallType>(structuralElementFlags, factor);
 
     typename BallOpeningFiltertype::Pointer openingFilter = BallOpeningFiltertype::New();
     openingFilter->SetKernel(ball);
     openingFilter->SetInput(sourceImage);
     openingFilter->SetForegroundValue(1);
     openingFilter->SetBackgroundValue(0);
     openingFilter->UpdateLargestPossibleRegion();
 
-    mitk::CastToMitkImage(openingFilter->GetOutput(), resultImage);
+    resultImage->SetVolume(openingFilter->GetOutput()->GetBufferPointer());
   }
   else
   {
     CrossType cross = CreateStructuringElement<CrossType>(structuralElementFlags, factor);
 
     typename CrossOpeningFiltertype::Pointer openingFilter = CrossOpeningFiltertype::New();
     openingFilter->SetKernel(cross);
     openingFilter->SetInput(sourceImage);
     openingFilter->SetForegroundValue(1);
     openingFilter->SetBackgroundValue(0);
     openingFilter->UpdateLargestPossibleRegion();
 
-    mitk::CastToMitkImage(openingFilter->GetOutput(), resultImage);
+    resultImage->SetVolume(openingFilter->GetOutput()->GetBufferPointer());
   }
 }
 
 template <typename TPixel, unsigned int VDimension>
 void mitk::MorphologicalOperations::itkFillHoles(itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> *sourceImage,
                                                  mitk::Image::Pointer &resultImage)
 {
   typedef itk::Image<TPixel, VDimension> ImageType;
   typedef typename itk::BinaryFillholeImageFilter<ImageType> FillHoleFilterType;
 
   typename FillHoleFilterType::Pointer fillHoleFilter = FillHoleFilterType::New();
   fillHoleFilter->SetInput(sourceImage);
   fillHoleFilter->SetForegroundValue(1);
   fillHoleFilter->UpdateLargestPossibleRegion();
 
-  mitk::CastToMitkImage(fillHoleFilter->GetOutput(), resultImage);
+  resultImage->SetVolume(fillHoleFilter->GetOutput()->GetBufferPointer());
 }
 
 template <class TStructuringElement>
 TStructuringElement  mitk::MorphologicalOperations::CreateStructuringElement(StructuralElementType structuralElementFlag, int factor)
 {
   TStructuringElement strElem;
   typename TStructuringElement::SizeType size;
   size.Fill(0);
   switch (structuralElementFlag)
   {
   case Ball_Axial:
   case Cross_Axial:
     size.SetElement(0, factor);
     size.SetElement(1, factor);
     break;
   case Ball_Coronal:
   case Cross_Coronal:
     size.SetElement(0, factor);
     size.SetElement(2, factor);
     break;
   case Ball_Sagittal:
   case Cross_Sagittal:
     size.SetElement(1, factor);
     size.SetElement(2, factor);
     break;
   case Ball:
   case Cross:
     size.Fill(factor);
     break;
   }
 
   strElem.SetRadius(size);
   strElem.CreateStructuringElement();
   return strElem;
 }