diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/resources/DataManagerLight.qrc b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/resources/DataManagerLight.qrc
index aa773c96b6..dae63e4703 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/resources/DataManagerLight.qrc
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/resources/DataManagerLight.qrc
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <RCC>
-    <qresource prefix="/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight" >
+    <qresource prefix="/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight">
         <file>DataManagerLight.png</file>
+        <file>Image_24.png</file>
+        <file>Load_48.png</file>
+        <file>Remove_48.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/src/internal/QmitkDataManagerLightView.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/src/internal/QmitkDataManagerLightView.cpp
index a28ef0516c..1c4ccd9994 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/src/internal/QmitkDataManagerLightView.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/src/internal/QmitkDataManagerLightView.cpp
@@ -1,95 +1,128 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "QmitkDataManagerLightView.h"
 #include "mitkNodePredicateDataType.h"
 #include <QtGui>
 
 const std::string QmitkDataManagerLightView::VIEW_ID = "org.mitk.views.datamanagerlight";
 
 struct QmitkDataManagerLightViewData
 {
     // static
     mitk::NodePredicateBase::Pointer m_Predicate;
+    QIcon m_ItemIcon;
 
     // data
     QList<mitk::DataNode*> m_DataNodes;
-    mitk::DataNode* m_SelectedNode;
+    int m_CurrentIndex;
 
     // widget
     QListWidget* m_ListWidget;
+    QLabel* m_ImageInfoLabel;
 
 };
 
 QmitkDataManagerLightView::QmitkDataManagerLightView()
     : d( new QmitkDataManagerLightViewData )
 {
     d->m_Predicate = mitk::NodePredicateDataType::New("Image");
-    d->m_SelectedNode = 0;
+    d->m_ItemIcon = QIcon(":/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/Image_24.png");
+    d->m_CurrentIndex = -1;
     d->m_ListWidget = 0;
+    d->m_ImageInfoLabel = 0;
 }
 
 QmitkDataManagerLightView::~QmitkDataManagerLightView()
 {
     delete d;
 }
 
 void QmitkDataManagerLightView::NodeAdded(const mitk::DataNode *node)
 {
     if( d->m_Predicate->CheckNode(node) )
     {
         mitk::DataNode* nonConstNode = const_cast<mitk::DataNode*>(node);
         d->m_DataNodes.append(nonConstNode);
-        d->m_ListWidget->addItem( new QListWidgetItem( QString::fromStdString( node->GetName() ) ) );
+        d->m_ListWidget->addItem( new QListWidgetItem( d->m_ItemIcon, QString::fromStdString( node->GetName() ) ) );
     }
 }
 
 void QmitkDataManagerLightView::NodeRemoved(const mitk::DataNode *node)
 {
     mitk::DataNode* nonConstNode = const_cast<mitk::DataNode*>(node);
     int index = d->m_DataNodes.indexOf(nonConstNode);
     if( index >= 0 )
     {
-        d->m_DataNodes.removeAt(index);
+        MITK_INFO << "removing node at: " << index;
         QListWidgetItem* item = d->m_ListWidget->takeItem(index);
         delete item;
+
+        d->m_DataNodes.removeAt(index);
+        MITK_INFO << "item deleted";
     }
 }
 
 void QmitkDataManagerLightView::CreateQtPartControl(QWidget* parent)
 {
 
     QPushButton* loadButton = new QPushButton("Load image");
 
     d->m_ListWidget = new QListWidget;
 
-    QLabel* imageInfoLabel = new QLabel("Unknown name");
+    d->m_ImageInfoLabel = new QLabel;
 
     QGridLayout* layout = new QGridLayout;
     layout->addWidget( loadButton, 0,0 );
-    layout->addWidget( d->m_ListWidget, 1,0 );
-    layout->addWidget( imageInfoLabel, 2,0 );
+    layout->addWidget( d->m_ImageInfoLabel, 1,0 );
+    layout->addWidget( d->m_ListWidget, 2,0 );
 
     parent->setLayout(layout);
+
+    connect(d->m_ListWidget, SIGNAL(currentRowChanged(int)), this, SLOT(on_DataItemList_currentRowChanged(int)) );
+    this->EvaluateLabelString();
 }
 
 void QmitkDataManagerLightView::SetFocus()
 {
 }
 
 void QmitkDataManagerLightView::on_DataItemList_currentRowChanged(int currentRow)
 {
+    MITK_INFO << "DataItemList currentRowChanged: " << currentRow;
+    Q_UNUSED(currentRow)
+
+    this->EvaluateLabelString();
+}
+
+void QmitkDataManagerLightView::EvaluateLabelString()
+{
+    d->m_CurrentIndex = d->m_ListWidget->currentRow();
+    MITK_INFO << "the currently selected index: " << d->m_CurrentIndex;
+
+    QString newLabelText = "Current patient: ";
+    if( d->m_CurrentIndex >= 0 )
+    {
+        // TODO WHERE IS THE PATIENT NAME?
+        std::string name = d->m_DataNodes.at(d->m_CurrentIndex)->GetName();
+        newLabelText.append( QString("<strong>%1</strong>" ).arg( QString::fromStdString(name) ) );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        newLabelText.append("<strong>Unknown</strong>");
+    }
+    d->m_ImageInfoLabel->setText(newLabelText);
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/src/internal/QmitkDataManagerLightView.h b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/src/internal/QmitkDataManagerLightView.h
index 229a6ba2b8..5c8c95cb2d 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/src/internal/QmitkDataManagerLightView.h
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanagerlight/src/internal/QmitkDataManagerLightView.h
@@ -1,74 +1,79 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 QmitkDataManagerLightView_H_
 #define QmitkDataManagerLightView_H_
 
 /// Qmitk
 #include <QmitkAbstractView.h>
 
 struct QmitkDataManagerLightViewData;
 
 ///
 /// \brief Data management view with reduced functions ("light")
 ///
 class QmitkDataManagerLightView : public QmitkAbstractView
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
 
   static const std::string VIEW_ID; // = "org.mitk.extapp.defaultperspective"
   ///
   /// \brief Standard ctor.
   ///
   QmitkDataManagerLightView();
 
   ///
   /// \brief Standard dtor.
   ///
   virtual ~QmitkDataManagerLightView();
 
   ///
   /// add the node to the list ...
   ///
   virtual void NodeAdded(const mitk::DataNode* node);
 
   ///
   /// remove the node
   ///
   virtual void NodeRemoved(const mitk::DataNode* node);
 
 protected slots:
   void on_DataItemList_currentRowChanged ( int currentRow );
 
 protected:
 
   ///
   /// \brief Create the view here.
   ///
   virtual void CreateQtPartControl(QWidget* parent);
 
+  ///
+  /// evaluate the new label string
+  ///
+  void EvaluateLabelString();
+
   ///
   /// focus on load image
   ///
   void SetFocus();
 
 private:
   QmitkDataManagerLightViewData* d;
 };
 
 #endif /*QmitkDataManagerLightView_H_*/