diff --git a/Core/Code/Testing/DCMTesting/CMakeLists.txt b/Core/Code/Testing/DCMTesting/CMakeLists.txt
index 5671220e3f..2261561fa8 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Testing/DCMTesting/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Core/Code/Testing/DCMTesting/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,59 +1,54 @@
 #
 #  IMPORTANT NOTE:
 #
 #  This module is a testing module for the DicomSeriesReader class,
 #  which is meant to be replaced by the Module DCMReader.
 #  To have the "old" code tested before it is removed, we still
 #  keep this DCMTesting module.
 #
 #  Note that the DCMTesting module is practically a copy of
 #  this DCMTesting module, doing the same kind of testing, just
 #  for the new readers instead of DicomSeriesReader.
 #
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
 if(GDCM_DIR)
 
 # clear variables from prior files.cmake
 # Else CMake would use the content of these variables and would try to create tests (which are not present in DCMTesting).
 set(MODULE_TESTS)
 set(MODULE_IMAGE_TESTS)
 set(MODULE_SURFACE_TESTS)
 set(MODULE_TESTIMAGES)
 set(MODULE_TESTSURFACES)
 set(MODULE_CUSTOM_TESTS)
 set(H_FILES)
 set(CPP_FILES)
 
 # now create a new module only for testing purposes
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE( mitkDCMTesting
   DEPENDS Mitk # Mitk.so
 )
 
-MITK_CHECK_MODULE(_RESULT mitkDCMTesting)
-if(_RESULT)
-  message(STATUS "mitkDCMTesting application won't be built. Missing: ${_RESULT}")
-else(_RESULT)
+mitk_check_module_dependencies(MODULES mitkDCMTesting MISSING_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _missing_deps)
 
-# add helpful applications
-include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+if(_missing_deps)
+  message(STATUS "mitkDCMTesting application won't be built. Missing: ${_missing_deps}")
+else(_missing_deps)
 
-# remove with newer MITK version
-MITK_USE_MODULE( mitkDCMTesting )
-include_directories(${ALL_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})
+  # add helpful applications
+  include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-# dumps out image information
-add_executable(DumpDCMMitkImage DumpDCMMitkImage.cpp)
-#Newer code: mitk_use_modules(TARGET DumpDCMMitkImage MODULES mitkDCMTesting)
-target_link_libraries(DumpDCMMitkImage ${ALL_LIBRARIES})
+  # dumps out image information
+  add_executable(DumpDCMMitkImage DumpDCMMitkImage.cpp)
+  mitk_use_modules(TARGET DumpDCMMitkImage MODULES mitkDCMTesting)
 
-# compares dumped out image information against reference dump
-add_executable(VerifyDCMMitkImageDump VerifyDCMMitkImageDump.cpp)
-#Newer code: mitk_use_modules(TARGET VerifyDCMMitkImageDump MODULES mitkDCMTesting)
-target_link_libraries(VerifyDCMMitkImageDump ${ALL_LIBRARIES})
+  # compares dumped out image information against reference dump
+  add_executable(VerifyDCMMitkImageDump VerifyDCMMitkImageDump.cpp)
+  mitk_use_modules(TARGET VerifyDCMMitkImageDump MODULES mitkDCMTesting)
 
-add_subdirectory(Testing)
+  add_subdirectory(Testing)
 endif()
 
 endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/CMakeLists.txt b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/CMakeLists.txt
index 70f0111369..f1837dc581 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/org.mitk.example.gui.opencv/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 # The project name must correspond to the directory name of your plug-in
 # and must not contain periods.
 project(org_mitk_example_gui_opencv)
 
-MACRO_CREATE_MITK_CTK_PLUGIN(
-  EXPORT_DIRECTIVE EXAMPLESOPENCV_EXPORTS
-  EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES src
-  MODULE_DEPENDS mitkOpenCVVideoSupportUI
-)
+mitk_check_module_dependencies(MODULES mitkOpenCVVideoSupportUI MISSING_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _missing_deps)
+
+if (_missing_deps)
+  message(STATUS "org.mitk.example.gui.opencv plugin won't be built. Missing: ${_missing_deps}")
+else(_missing_deps)
+  MACRO_CREATE_MITK_CTK_PLUGIN(
+    EXPORT_DIRECTIVE EXAMPLESOPENCV_EXPORTS
+    EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES src
+    MODULE_DEPENDS mitkOpenCVVideoSupportUI
+  )
+endif(_missing_deps)
diff --git a/Examples/mitkdump/CMakeLists.txt b/Examples/mitkdump/CMakeLists.txt
index d19d6d14fa..3fb634d68a 100644
--- a/Examples/mitkdump/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Examples/mitkdump/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 project(mitkdump)
 find_package(MITK)
 
-# Check prerequisites for this application.
-# We need the Mitk module.
-MITK_CHECK_MODULE(result Qmitk)
-if(result)
-  message(SEND_ERROR "MITK module(s) \"${result}\" not available from the MITK build at ${MITK_DIR}")
-endif()
+mitk_check_module_dependencies(MODULES Qmitk DICOMReader MISSING_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _missing_deps)
+if(_missing_deps)
+  message(STATUS "mitkdump application won't be built. Missing: ${_missing_deps}")
+else(_missing_deps)
 
-# Set-up the build system to use the Mitk module
-MITK_USE_MODULE(Qmitk DICOMReader)
-include_directories(${ALL_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})
-link_directories(${ALL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  # couldn't find a differnt solution
+  # adding "PACKAGES GDCM" to mitk_use_modules will not fix the problem
+  # ld seems not to get GDCM_LIBRARY_DIRS into its search path
+  # a (too?) simple addition to mitkFunctionUseModules does also not work
+  find_package(GDCM PATHS ${GDCM_DIR} REQUIRED)
+  link_directories(${GDCM_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
-add_executable(mitkdump mitkdump.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(mitkdump ${ALL_LIBRARIES} )
+  add_executable(mitkdump mitkdump.cpp)
+  mitk_use_modules(TARGET mitkdump MODULES DICOMReader Qmitk)
+  set_property(TARGET mitkdump PROPERTY LABELS ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
 
-add_executable(mitkdumpdir mitkdumpdir.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(mitkdumpdir ${ALL_LIBRARIES} )
+  add_executable(mitkdumpdir mitkdumpdir.cpp)
+  mitk_use_modules(TARGET mitkdumpdir MODULES DICOMReader Qmitk)
+  set_property(TARGET mitkdumpdir PROPERTY LABELS ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
 
-# subproject support
-set_property(TARGET mitkdump PROPERTY LABELS ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
-set_property(TARGET mitkdumpdir PROPERTY LABELS ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
-foreach(subproject ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
-  add_dependencies(${subproject} mitkdump)
-  add_dependencies(${subproject} mitkdumpdir)
-endforeach()
+  foreach(subproject ${MITK_DEFAULT_SUBPROJECTS})
+    add_dependencies(${subproject} mitkdump)
+    add_dependencies(${subproject} mitkdumpdir)
+  endforeach()
 
+endif()
diff --git a/Modules/DICOMTesting/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/DICOMTesting/CMakeLists.txt
index 0aa3f58988..7d41aa6462 100644
--- a/Modules/DICOMTesting/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/DICOMTesting/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,41 +1,38 @@
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
 if(GDCM_DIR)
 
 # clear variables from prior files.cmake
 # Else CMake would use the content of these variables and would try to create tests (which are not present in DICOMTesting).
 set(MODULE_TESTS)
 set(MODULE_IMAGE_TESTS)
 set(MODULE_SURFACE_TESTS)
 set(MODULE_TESTIMAGES)
 set(MODULE_TESTSURFACES)
 set(MODULE_CUSTOM_TESTS)
 set(H_FILES)
 set(CPP_FILES)
 
 # now create a new module only for testing purposes
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE( DICOMTesting
   DEPENDS DICOMReader
 )
 
-MITK_CHECK_MODULE(_RESULT DICOMTesting)
-if(_RESULT)
-  message(STATUS "DICOMTesting application won't be built. Missing: ${_RESULT}")
-else(_RESULT)
+mitk_check_module_dependencies(MODULES DICOMTesting MISSING_DEPENDENCIES_VAR _missing_deps)
 
-# add helpful applications
-MITK_USE_MODULE( DICOMTesting )
-include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${ALL_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})
+if(_missing_deps)
+  message(STATUS "mitkDICOMTesting module helper applications won't be built. Missing: ${_missing_deps}")
+else(_missing_deps)
 
-# dumps out image information
-add_executable(DumpDICOMMitkImage DumpDICOMMitkImage.cpp)
-mitk_use_modules(TARGET DumpDICOMMitkImage MODULES mitkDICOMTesting)
+  # dumps out image information
+  add_executable(DumpDICOMMitkImage DumpDICOMMitkImage.cpp)
+  mitk_use_modules(TARGET DumpDICOMMitkImage MODULES DICOMTesting)
 
-# compares dumped out image information against reference dump
-add_executable(VerifyDICOMMitkImageDump VerifyDICOMMitkImageDump.cpp)
-mitk_use_modules(TARGET VerifyDICOMMitkImageDump MODULES mitkDICOMTesting)
+  # compares dumped out image information against reference dump
+  add_executable(VerifyDICOMMitkImageDump VerifyDICOMMitkImageDump.cpp)
+  mitk_use_modules(TARGET VerifyDICOMMitkImageDump MODULES DICOMTesting)
 
-add_subdirectory(Testing)
+  add_subdirectory(Testing)
 endif()
 
 endif()
 endif()