diff --git a/Modules/US/USModel/mitkUSImage.h b/Modules/US/USModel/mitkUSImage.h
index dcee511a48..fad354b739 100644
--- a/Modules/US/USModel/mitkUSImage.h
+++ b/Modules/US/USModel/mitkUSImage.h
@@ -1,72 +1,74 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 MITKUSIMAGE_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_
 #define MITKUSIMAGE_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_
 
 #include <MitkUSExports.h>
 #include <mitkCommon.h>
 #include <mitkImage.h>
 #include "mitkUSImageMetadata.h"
 
 namespace mitk {
 
     /**DocumentationZ
     * \brief This specialization of mitk::Image only appends necessary Metadata to an MITK image. Otherwise it can safely be treated like it's mother class.
     *  To generate an USImage from a standard mitkImage, call the appropriate constructor USImage(image::Pointer)
     * \ingroup US
+    *
+    * \deprecated Deprecated since 2014-06 -> use mitk::Image instead
     */
   class MitkUS_EXPORT USImage : public mitk::Image
     {
     public:
       mitkClassMacro(USImage, mitk::Image);
       itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self)
       itkCloneMacro(Self)
       /**
       * \brief this constructor creates an US Image identical to the recieved mitkImage. The Metadata are set to default.
       *  The image data is shared, so don't continue to manipulate the original image.
       * @throw mitk::Exception Throws an exception if there is a problem with access to the data while constructing the image.
       */
       mitkNewMacro1Param(Self, mitk::Image::Pointer);
 
       /**
       * \brief Reads out this image's Metadata set from the properties and returns a corresponding USImageMetadata object.
       */
       mitk::USImageMetadata::Pointer GetMetadata();
 
       /**
       * \brief Writes the information of the metadata object into the image's properties.
       */
       void SetMetadata(mitk::USImageMetadata::Pointer metadata);
 
 
     protected:
       /**
       * \brief This constructor creates an empty USImage. The Metadata are set to default.
       */
       USImage();
       /**
       * \brief this constructor creates an US Image identical to the recieved mitkImage. The Metadata are set to default.
       *  The image data is shared, so don't continue to manipulate the original image.
       */
       USImage(mitk::Image::Pointer image);
       virtual ~USImage();
 
 
     };
 } // namespace mitk
 #endif
diff --git a/Modules/US/USModel/mitkUSImageMetadata.h b/Modules/US/USModel/mitkUSImageMetadata.h
index 83eb294cf0..187697e2e1 100644
--- a/Modules/US/USModel/mitkUSImageMetadata.h
+++ b/Modules/US/USModel/mitkUSImageMetadata.h
@@ -1,88 +1,90 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 MITKUSIMAGEMETADATA_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_
 #define MITKUSIMAGEMETADATA_H_HEADER_INCLUDED_
 
 #include <MitkUSExports.h>
 #include <mitkCommon.h>
 #include <itkObject.h>
 #include <itkObjectFactory.h>
 
 namespace mitk {
   /**Documentation
   * \brief This class encapsulates all necessary metadata to describe a US Image.
   * \ingroup US
+  *
+  * \deprecated Deprecated since 2014-06
   */
   class MitkUS_EXPORT USImageMetadata : public itk::Object
   {
   public:
     mitkClassMacro(USImageMetadata, itk::Object);
     itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self)
     itkCloneMacro(Self)
 
     //## getter and setter ##
     itkGetMacro(DeviceManufacturer, std::string);
     itkSetMacro(DeviceManufacturer, std::string);
     itkGetMacro(DeviceModel, std::string);
     itkSetMacro(DeviceModel, std::string);
     itkGetMacro(DeviceComment, std::string);
     itkSetMacro(DeviceComment, std::string);
     itkGetMacro(ProbeName,  std::string);
     itkSetMacro(ProbeName,  std::string);
     itkGetMacro(ProbeFrequency,  std::string);
     itkSetMacro(ProbeFrequency,  std::string);
     itkGetMacro(Zoom,  std::string);
     itkSetMacro(Zoom,  std::string);
     itkGetMacro(DeviceIsVideoOnly, bool);
     itkSetMacro(DeviceIsVideoOnly, bool);
     itkGetMacro(DeviceIsCalibrated, bool);
     itkSetMacro(DeviceIsCalibrated, bool);
     itkGetMacro(DeviceClass, std::string);
     itkSetMacro(DeviceClass, std::string);
 
     // The following constants define how metadata is written to and read from an mitk image
     // when defining new properties, add them here, define them in the cpp, and add them to
     // USImage's getMetadata and setMetadata methods as well
     static const char* PROP_DEV_MANUFACTURER;
     static const char* PROP_DEV_MODEL;
     static const char* PROP_DEV_COMMENT;
     static const char* PROP_DEV_ISVIDEOONLY;
     static const char* PROP_DEV_ISCALIBRATED;
     static const char* PROP_PROBE_NAME;
     static const char* PROP_PROBE_FREQUENCY;
     static const char* PROP_ZOOM;
     static const char* PROP_DEVICE_CLASS;
 
   protected:
     /**
     * \brief Creates a new metadata object with all fields set to default values.
     */
     USImageMetadata();
     virtual ~USImageMetadata();
 
     std::string m_DeviceManufacturer;
     std::string m_DeviceModel;
     std::string m_DeviceComment;
     std::string m_ProbeName;
     std::string m_ProbeFrequency;
     std::string m_Zoom;
     std::string m_DeviceClass;
     bool m_DeviceIsVideoOnly;
     bool m_DeviceIsCalibrated;
   };
 } // namespace mitk
 #endif