diff --git a/Modules/DiffusionImaging/DiffusionCore/IODataStructures/DiffusionWeightedImages/mitkDiffusionImageCorrectionFilter.cpp b/Modules/DiffusionImaging/DiffusionCore/IODataStructures/DiffusionWeightedImages/mitkDiffusionImageCorrectionFilter.cpp
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+/*===================================================================
+
+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 MITKDIFFUSIONIMAGECORRECTIONFILTER_CPP
+#define MITKDIFFUSIONIMAGECORRECTIONFILTER_CPP
+
+#include "mitkDiffusionImageCorrectionFilter.h"
+
+template< typename TPixelType >
+mitk::DiffusionImageCorrectionFilter<TPixelType>::DiffusionImageCorrectionFilter()
+{
+
+}
+
+template< typename TPixelType >
+void mitk::DiffusionImageCorrectionFilter<TPixelType>
+::CorrectDirections( const TransformsVectorType& transformations)
+{
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/DiffusionImaging/DiffusionCore/IODataStructures/DiffusionWeightedImages/mitkDiffusionImageCorrectionFilter.h b/Modules/DiffusionImaging/DiffusionCore/IODataStructures/DiffusionWeightedImages/mitkDiffusionImageCorrectionFilter.h
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+/*===================================================================
+
+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 MITKDIFFUSIONIMAGECORRECTIONFILTER_H
+#define MITKDIFFUSIONIMAGECORRECTIONFILTER_H
+
+#include "mitkDiffusionImageSource.h"
+
+namespace mitk
+{
+/**
+ * @class DiffusionImageCorrectionFilter
+ */
+template< typename TPixelType >
+class DiffusionImageCorrectionFilter
+        : public DiffusionImageSource< TPixelType >
+{
+public:
+  /** class macros */
+  mitkClassMacro( DiffusionImageCorrectionFilter,
+                  DiffusionImageSource<TPixelType> )
+
+  itkSimpleNewMacro(Self)
+
+  typedef vnl_vector_fixed< double, 3 >      GradientDirectionType;
+  typedef vnl_matrix_fixed< double, 3, 3 >   TransformMatrixType;
+  typedef itk::VectorContainer< unsigned int, GradientDirectionType >::Pointer
+                                             GradientDirectionContainerType;
+
+  typedef std::vector< TransformMatrixType >  TransformsVectorType;
+
+  typedef typename Superclass::OutputType DiffusionImageType;
+  typedef typename OutputType::Pointer    DiffusionImageTypePointer;
+  typedef itk::VectorImage<TPixelType,3>     ImageType;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Set the mitk image ( a 3d+t image ) which is to be reinterpreted as dw image
+   * @param mitkImage
+   */
+  void SetImage( DiffusionImageTypePointer input )
+  {
+    m_SourceImage = input;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Correct each gradient direction according to the given transform
+   *
+   * The size of the input is expected to correspond to the count of gradient images in the image.
+   */
+  void CorrectDirections( const TransformsVectorType& );
+
+
+protected:
+  DiffusionImageCorrectionFilter();
+  virtual ~DiffusionImageCorrectionFilter() {}
+
+  DiffusionImageTypePointer m_SourceImage;
+};
+
+}
+
+#include "mitkDiffusionImageCorrectionFilter.h"
+
+#endif // MITKDIFFUSIONIMAGECORRECTIONFILTER_H