diff --git a/Modules/DICOMReader/mitkITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper.cpp b/Modules/DICOMReader/mitkITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper.cpp
index 8a6e81cbb5..58097f6a17 100644
--- a/Modules/DICOMReader/mitkITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper.cpp
+++ b/Modules/DICOMReader/mitkITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper.cpp
@@ -1,209 +1,223 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 MBILOG_ENABLE_DEBUG
+
 #include "mitkITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper.h"
 #include "mitkITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper.txx"
 
 #define switch3DCase(IOType, T) \
   case IOType: return LoadDICOMByITK< T >(filenames, correctTilt, tiltInfo, io);
 
 bool
 mitk::ITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper
 ::CanHandleFile(const std::string& filename)
 {
   MITK_DEBUG << "ITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper::CanHandleFile " << filename;
   static itk::GDCMImageIO::Pointer tester = itk::GDCMImageIO::New();
   if ( tester->CanReadFile(filename.c_str()) )
   {
     tester->SetFileName( filename.c_str() );
     tester->ReadImageInformation();
 
     std::string numberOfFrames;
     if (tester->GetValueFromTag("0028|0008", numberOfFrames))
     {
-      MITK_DEBUG << "Number of Frames for " << filename << ": " << numberOfFrames;
-      // cannot handle multi-frame
-      return false;
+      std::istringstream converter(numberOfFrames);
+      int i;
+      if (converter >> i)
+      {
+        MITK_DEBUG << "Number of Frames for " << filename << ": " << numberOfFrames;
+        if (i >1)
+        {
+          // cannot handle multi-frame
+          return false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          return true; // not sure..
+        }
+      }
     }
     else
     {
       MITK_DEBUG << "No Number of Frames tag for " << filename;
       // friendly old single-frame file
       return true;
     }
   }
 
   MITK_DEBUG << "GDCMImageIO found: No DICOM in " << filename;
   // does not seem to be DICOM
   return false;
 }
 
 mitk::Image::Pointer
 mitk::ITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper
 ::Load( const StringContainer& filenames, bool correctTilt, const GantryTiltInformation& tiltInfo )
 {
   if( filenames.empty() )
   {
     MITK_DEBUG << "Calling LoadDicomSeries with empty filename string container. Probably invalid application logic.";
     return NULL; // this is not actually an error but the result is very simple
   }
 
   typedef itk::GDCMImageIO DcmIoType;
   DcmIoType::Pointer io = DcmIoType::New();
 
   try
   {
     if (io->CanReadFile(filenames.front().c_str()))
     {
       io->SetFileName(filenames.front().c_str());
       io->ReadImageInformation();
 
       if (io->GetPixelType() == itk::ImageIOBase::SCALAR)
       {
         switch (io->GetComponentType())
         {
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::UCHAR, unsigned char)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::CHAR, char)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::USHORT, unsigned short)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::SHORT, short)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::UINT, unsigned int)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::INT, int)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::ULONG, long unsigned int)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::LONG, long int)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::FLOAT, float)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::DOUBLE, double)
           default:
             MITK_ERROR << "Found unsupported DICOM scalar pixel type: (enum value) " << io->GetComponentType();
         }
       }
       else if (io->GetPixelType() == itk::ImageIOBase::RGB)
       {
         switch (io->GetComponentType())
         {
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::UCHAR, itk::RGBPixel<unsigned char>)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::CHAR, itk::RGBPixel<char>)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::USHORT, itk::RGBPixel<unsigned short>)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::SHORT, itk::RGBPixel<short>)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::UINT, itk::RGBPixel<unsigned int>)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::INT, itk::RGBPixel<int>)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::ULONG, itk::RGBPixel<long unsigned int>)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::LONG, itk::RGBPixel<long int>)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::FLOAT, itk::RGBPixel<float>)
           switch3DCase(DcmIoType::DOUBLE, itk::RGBPixel<double>)
           default:
             MITK_ERROR << "Found unsupported DICOM scalar pixel type: (enum value) " << io->GetComponentType();
         }
       }
 
       MITK_ERROR << "Unsupported DICOM pixel type";
       return NULL;
     }
   }
   catch(itk::MemoryAllocationError& e)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Out of memory. Cannot load DICOM series: " << e.what();
   }
   catch(std::exception& e)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Error encountered when loading DICOM series:" << e.what();
   }
   catch(...)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Unspecified error encountered when loading DICOM series.";
   }
 
   return NULL;
 }
 
 #define switch3DnTCase(IOType, T) \
   case IOType: return LoadDICOMByITK3DnT< T >(filenamesLists, correctTilt, tiltInfo, io);
 
 mitk::Image::Pointer
 mitk::ITKDICOMSeriesReaderHelper
 ::Load3DnT( const StringContainerList& filenamesLists, bool correctTilt, const GantryTiltInformation& tiltInfo )
 {
   if( filenamesLists.empty() || filenamesLists.front().empty() )
   {
     MITK_DEBUG << "Calling LoadDicomSeries with empty filename string container. Probably invalid application logic.";
     return NULL; // this is not actually an error but the result is very simple
   }
 
   typedef itk::GDCMImageIO DcmIoType;
   DcmIoType::Pointer io = DcmIoType::New();
 
   try
   {
     if (io->CanReadFile(filenamesLists.front().front().c_str()))
     {
       io->SetFileName(filenamesLists.front().front().c_str());
       io->ReadImageInformation();
 
       if (io->GetPixelType() == itk::ImageIOBase::SCALAR)
       {
         switch (io->GetComponentType())
         {
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::UCHAR, unsigned char)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::CHAR, char)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::USHORT, unsigned short)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::SHORT, short)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::UINT, unsigned int)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::INT, int)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::ULONG, long unsigned int)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::LONG, long int)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::FLOAT, float)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::DOUBLE, double)
           default:
             MITK_ERROR << "Found unsupported DICOM scalar pixel type: (enum value) " << io->GetComponentType();
         }
       }
       else if (io->GetPixelType() == itk::ImageIOBase::RGB)
       {
         switch (io->GetComponentType())
         {
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::UCHAR, itk::RGBPixel<unsigned char>)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::CHAR, itk::RGBPixel<char>)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::USHORT, itk::RGBPixel<unsigned short>)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::SHORT, itk::RGBPixel<short>)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::UINT, itk::RGBPixel<unsigned int>)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::INT, itk::RGBPixel<int>)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::ULONG, itk::RGBPixel<long unsigned int>)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::LONG, itk::RGBPixel<long int>)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::FLOAT, itk::RGBPixel<float>)
           switch3DnTCase(DcmIoType::DOUBLE, itk::RGBPixel<double>)
           default:
             MITK_ERROR << "Found unsupported DICOM scalar pixel type: (enum value) " << io->GetComponentType();
         }
       }
 
       MITK_ERROR << "Unsupported DICOM pixel type";
       return NULL;
     }
   }
   catch(itk::MemoryAllocationError& e)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Out of memory. Cannot load DICOM series: " << e.what();
   }
   catch(std::exception& e)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Error encountered when loading DICOM series:" << e.what();
   }
   catch(...)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Unspecified error encountered when loading DICOM series.";
   }
 
   return NULL;
 }