diff --git a/Modules/Core/files.cmake b/Modules/Core/files.cmake
index c02fce90e1..6127764eb7 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/files.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Core/files.cmake
@@ -1,320 +1,321 @@
 file(GLOB_RECURSE H_FILES RELATIVE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/*")
 
 set(CPP_FILES
   mitkCoreActivator.cpp
   mitkCoreObjectFactoryBase.cpp
   mitkCoreObjectFactory.cpp
   mitkCoreServices.cpp
   mitkException.cpp
 
   Algorithms/mitkBaseDataSource.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkClippedSurfaceBoundsCalculator.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkCompareImageDataFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkCompositePixelValueToString.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkConvert2Dto3DImageFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkDataNodeSource.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkExtractSliceFilter.cpp
+  Algorithms/mitkExtractSliceFilter2.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkHistogramGenerator.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkImageChannelSelector.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkImageSliceSelector.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkImageSource.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkImageTimeSelector.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkImageToImageFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkImageToSurfaceFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkMultiComponentImageDataComparisonFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkPlaneGeometryDataToSurfaceFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkPointSetSource.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkPointSetToPointSetFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkRGBToRGBACastImageFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkSubImageSelector.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkSurfaceSource.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkSurfaceToImageFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkSurfaceToSurfaceFilter.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkUIDGenerator.cpp
   Algorithms/mitkVolumeCalculator.cpp
 
   Controllers/mitkBaseController.cpp
   Controllers/mitkCallbackFromGUIThread.cpp
   Controllers/mitkCameraController.cpp
   Controllers/mitkCameraRotationController.cpp
   Controllers/mitkLimitedLinearUndo.cpp
   Controllers/mitkOperationEvent.cpp
   Controllers/mitkPlanePositionManager.cpp
   Controllers/mitkProgressBar.cpp
   Controllers/mitkRenderingManager.cpp
   Controllers/mitkSliceNavigationController.cpp
   Controllers/mitkSlicesCoordinator.cpp
   Controllers/mitkStatusBar.cpp
   Controllers/mitkStepper.cpp
   Controllers/mitkTestManager.cpp
   Controllers/mitkUndoController.cpp
   Controllers/mitkVerboseLimitedLinearUndo.cpp
   Controllers/mitkVtkLayerController.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkAnatomicalStructureColorPresets.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkArbitraryTimeGeometry.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkAbstractTransformGeometry.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkAnnotationProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkApplicationCursor.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkApplyTransformMatrixOperation.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkBaseData.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkBaseGeometry.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkBaseProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkChannelDescriptor.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkClippingProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkColorProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkDataNode.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkDataStorage.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkEnumerationProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkFloatPropertyExtension.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkGeometry3D.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkGeometryData.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkGeometryTransformHolder.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkGroupTagProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIdentifiable.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageAccessorBase.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageCaster.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageCastPart1.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageCastPart2.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageCastPart3.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageCastPart4.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImage.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageDataItem.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageDescriptor.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageReadAccessor.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageStatisticsHolder.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageVtkAccessor.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageVtkReadAccessor.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageVtkWriteAccessor.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkImageWriteAccessor.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIntPropertyExtension.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIPersistenceService.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIPropertyAliases.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIPropertyDescriptions.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIPropertyExtensions.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIPropertyFilters.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIPropertyOwner.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIPropertyPersistence.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkIPropertyProvider.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLandmarkProjectorBasedCurvedGeometry.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLandmarkProjector.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLevelWindow.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLevelWindowManager.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLevelWindowPreset.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLevelWindowProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLine.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLookupTable.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLookupTableProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkLookupTables.cpp # specializations of GenericLookupTable
   DataManagement/mitkMaterial.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkMemoryUtilities.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkModalityProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkModifiedLock.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateAnd.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateBase.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateCompositeBase.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateData.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateDataType.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateDataUID.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateDimension.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateFirstLevel.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateFunction.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateGeometry.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateNot.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateOr.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateDataProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateSource.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNodePredicateUID.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkNumericConstants.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPlaneGeometry.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPlaneGeometryData.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPlaneOperation.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPlaneOrientationProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPointOperation.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPointSet.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPointSetShapeProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkProperties.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyAliases.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyDescriptions.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyExtension.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyExtensions.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyFilter.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyFilters.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyKeyPath.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyList.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyListReplacedObserver.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyNameHelper.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyObserver.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyPersistence.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkPropertyPersistenceInfo.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkProportionalTimeGeometry.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkRenderingModeProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkResliceMethodProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkRestorePlanePositionOperation.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkRotationOperation.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkScaleOperation.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkSlicedData.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkSlicedGeometry3D.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkSmartPointerProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkStandaloneDataStorage.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkStringProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkSurface.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkSurfaceOperation.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkThinPlateSplineCurvedGeometry.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkTimeGeometry.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkTransferFunction.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkTransferFunctionInitializer.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkTransferFunctionProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkTemporoSpatialStringProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkUIDManipulator.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkVector.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkVectorProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkVtkInterpolationProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkVtkRepresentationProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkVtkResliceInterpolationProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkVtkScalarModeProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkVtkVolumeRenderingProperty.cpp
   DataManagement/mitkWeakPointerProperty.cpp
 
   Interactions/mitkAction.cpp
   Interactions/mitkBindDispatcherInteractor.cpp
   Interactions/mitkCrosshairPositionEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkDataInteractor.cpp
   Interactions/mitkDispatcher.cpp
   Interactions/mitkDisplayCoordinateOperation.cpp
   Interactions/mitkDisplayInteractor.cpp
   Interactions/mitkEventConfig.cpp
   Interactions/mitkEventFactory.cpp
   Interactions/mitkEventRecorder.cpp
   Interactions/mitkEventStateMachine.cpp
   Interactions/mitkInteractionEventConst.cpp
   Interactions/mitkInteractionEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkInteractionEventHandler.cpp
   Interactions/mitkInteractionEventObserver.cpp
   Interactions/mitkInteractionKeyEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkInteractionPositionEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkInternalEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkMouseDoubleClickEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkMouseModeSwitcher.cpp
   Interactions/mitkMouseMoveEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkMousePressEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkMouseReleaseEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkMouseWheelEvent.cpp
   Interactions/mitkPointSetDataInteractor.cpp
   Interactions/mitkSinglePointDataInteractor.cpp
   Interactions/mitkStateMachineAction.cpp
   Interactions/mitkStateMachineCondition.cpp
   Interactions/mitkStateMachineContainer.cpp
   Interactions/mitkStateMachineState.cpp
   Interactions/mitkStateMachineTransition.cpp
   Interactions/mitkVtkEventAdapter.cpp
   Interactions/mitkVtkInteractorStyle.cxx
   Interactions/mitkXML2EventParser.cpp
 
   IO/mitkAbstractFileIO.cpp
   IO/mitkAbstractFileReader.cpp
   IO/mitkAbstractFileWriter.cpp
   IO/mitkCustomMimeType.cpp
   IO/mitkDicomSeriesReader.cpp
   IO/mitkDicomSeriesReaderService.cpp
   IO/mitkDicomSR_GantryTiltInformation.cpp
   IO/mitkDicomSR_ImageBlockDescriptor.cpp
   IO/mitkDicomSR_LoadDICOMRGBPixel4D.cpp
   IO/mitkDicomSR_LoadDICOMRGBPixel.cpp
   IO/mitkDicomSR_LoadDICOMScalar4D.cpp
   IO/mitkDicomSR_LoadDICOMScalar.cpp
   IO/mitkDicomSR_SliceGroupingResult.cpp
   IO/mitkFileReader.cpp
   IO/mitkFileReaderRegistry.cpp
   IO/mitkFileReaderSelector.cpp
   IO/mitkFileReaderWriterBase.cpp
   IO/mitkFileWriter.cpp
   IO/mitkFileWriterRegistry.cpp
   IO/mitkFileWriterSelector.cpp
   IO/mitkGeometry3DToXML.cpp
   IO/mitkIFileIO.cpp
   IO/mitkIFileReader.cpp
   IO/mitkIFileWriter.cpp
   IO/mitkGeometryDataReaderService.cpp
   IO/mitkGeometryDataWriterService.cpp
   IO/mitkImageGenerator.cpp
   IO/mitkImageVtkLegacyIO.cpp
   IO/mitkImageVtkXmlIO.cpp
   IO/mitkIMimeTypeProvider.cpp
   IO/mitkIOConstants.cpp
   IO/mitkIOMimeTypes.cpp
   IO/mitkIOUtil.cpp
   IO/mitkItkImageIO.cpp
   IO/mitkItkLoggingAdapter.cpp
   IO/mitkLegacyFileReaderService.cpp
   IO/mitkLegacyFileWriterService.cpp
   IO/mitkLocaleSwitch.cpp
   IO/mitkLog.cpp
   IO/mitkMimeType.cpp
   IO/mitkMimeTypeProvider.cpp
   IO/mitkOperation.cpp
   IO/mitkPixelType.cpp
   IO/mitkPointSetReaderService.cpp
   IO/mitkPointSetWriterService.cpp
   IO/mitkProportionalTimeGeometryToXML.cpp
   IO/mitkRawImageFileReader.cpp
   IO/mitkStandardFileLocations.cpp
   IO/mitkSurfaceStlIO.cpp
   IO/mitkSurfaceVtkIO.cpp
   IO/mitkSurfaceVtkLegacyIO.cpp
   IO/mitkSurfaceVtkXmlIO.cpp
   IO/mitkVtkLoggingAdapter.cpp
   IO/mitkPreferenceListReaderOptionsFunctor.cpp
 
   Rendering/mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.cpp
   Rendering/mitkAnnotationUtils.cpp
   Rendering/mitkBaseRenderer.cpp
   #Rendering/mitkGLMapper.cpp Moved to deprecated LegacyGL Module
   Rendering/mitkGradientBackground.cpp
   Rendering/mitkImageVtkMapper2D.cpp
   Rendering/mitkMapper.cpp
   Rendering/mitkAnnotation.cpp
   Rendering/mitkPlaneGeometryDataMapper2D.cpp
   Rendering/mitkPlaneGeometryDataVtkMapper3D.cpp
   Rendering/mitkPointSetVtkMapper2D.cpp
   Rendering/mitkPointSetVtkMapper3D.cpp
   Rendering/mitkRenderWindowBase.cpp
   Rendering/mitkRenderWindow.cpp
   Rendering/mitkRenderWindowFrame.cpp
   #Rendering/mitkSurfaceGLMapper2D.cpp Moved to deprecated LegacyGL Module
   Rendering/mitkSurfaceVtkMapper2D.cpp
   Rendering/mitkSurfaceVtkMapper3D.cpp
   Rendering/mitkVtkEventProvider.cpp
   Rendering/mitkVtkMapper.cpp
   Rendering/mitkVtkPropRenderer.cpp
   Rendering/mitkVtkWidgetRendering.cpp
   Rendering/vtkMitkLevelWindowFilter.cpp
   Rendering/vtkMitkRectangleProp.cpp
   Rendering/vtkMitkRenderProp.cpp
   Rendering/vtkMitkThickSlicesFilter.cpp
   Rendering/vtkNeverTranslucentTexture.cpp
 )
 
 set(RESOURCE_FILES
 Interactions/globalConfig.xml
 Interactions/DisplayInteraction.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfig.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigPACS.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigPACSPan.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigPACSScroll.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigPACSZoom.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigPACSLevelWindow.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigMITK.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigMITKNoCrosshair.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigMITKRotation.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigMITKRotationUnCoupled.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigMITKSwivel.xml
 Interactions/DisplayConfigMITKLimited.xml
 Interactions/PointSet.xml
 Interactions/Legacy/StateMachine.xml
 Interactions/Legacy/DisplayConfigMITKTools.xml
 Interactions/PointSetConfig.xml
 
 mitkLevelWindowPresets.xml
 mitkAnatomicalStructureColorPresets.xml
 )
diff --git a/Modules/Core/include/mitkExtractSliceFilter2.h b/Modules/Core/include/mitkExtractSliceFilter2.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54b2fa14d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Core/include/mitkExtractSliceFilter2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*===================================================================
+
+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 mitkExtractSliceFilter2_h
+#define mitkExtractSliceFilter2_h
+
+#include <mitkImageToImageFilter.h>
+#include <mitkPlaneGeometry.h>
+#include <MitkCoreExports.h>
+
+namespace mitk
+{
+  class MITKCORE_EXPORT ExtractSliceFilter2 final : public ImageToImageFilter
+  {
+  public:
+    enum class Interpolator
+    {
+      NearestNeighbor,
+      Linear,
+      WindowedSinc_Lanczos_3
+    };
+
+    mitkClassMacro(ExtractSliceFilter2, ImageToImageFilter)
+    itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self)
+
+    const PlaneGeometry* GetOutputGeometry() const;
+    void SetOutputGeometry(PlaneGeometry::Pointer outputGeometry);
+
+    Interpolator GetInterpolator() const;
+    void SetInterpolator(Interpolator interpolator);
+
+  private:
+    ExtractSliceFilter2();
+    ~ExtractSliceFilter2() override;
+
+    void GenerateData() override;
+    void GenerateInputRequestedRegion() override;
+    void VerifyInputInformation() override;
+
+    struct Impl;
+    Impl* m_Impl;
+  };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/Core/src/Algorithms/mitkExtractSliceFilter2.cpp b/Modules/Core/src/Algorithms/mitkExtractSliceFilter2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d33ae99dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Core/src/Algorithms/mitkExtractSliceFilter2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+/*===================================================================
+
+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 <mitkExtractSliceFilter2.h>
+#include <mitkExceptionMacro.h>
+#include <mitkImageAccessByItk.h>
+#include <mitkITKImageImport.h>
+
+#include <itkImportImageFilter.h>
+#include <itkLinearInterpolateImageFunction.h>
+#include <itkNearestNeighborInterpolateImageFunction.h>
+#include <itkWindowedSincInterpolateImageFunction.h>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <limits>
+
+namespace
+{
+  template <typename TInputImage>
+  typename itk::InterpolateImageFunction<TInputImage>::Pointer CreateInterpolator(mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::Interpolator interpolator)
+  {
+    switch (interpolator)
+    {
+    case mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::Interpolator::NearestNeighbor:
+      return itk::NearestNeighborInterpolateImageFunction<TInputImage>::New().GetPointer();
+
+    case mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::Interpolator::Linear:
+      return itk::LinearInterpolateImageFunction<TInputImage>::New().GetPointer();
+
+    case mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::Interpolator::WindowedSinc_Lanczos_3:
+      return itk::WindowedSincInterpolateImageFunction<TInputImage, 3, itk::Function::LanczosWindowFunction<3>>::New().GetPointer();
+
+    default:
+      mitkThrow() << "Interplator is unknown.";
+    }
+  }
+
+  template <typename TPixel, unsigned int VImageDimension>
+  void GenerateData(itk::Image<TPixel, VImageDimension>* inputImage, mitk::Image* outputImage, mitk::PlaneGeometry* outputGeometry, mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::Interpolator interpolator)
+  {
+    typedef typename itk::ImportImageFilter<TPixel, VImageDimension> ImportImageFilter;
+    typedef typename ImportImageFilter::IndexType Index;
+    typedef typename ImportImageFilter::SizeType Size;
+    typedef typename ImportImageFilter::RegionType Region;
+    typedef typename Size::SizeValueType SizeValue;
+
+    Index index;
+    index.Fill(0);
+
+    Size size;
+    size[0] = outputGeometry->GetExtent(0);
+    size[1] = outputGeometry->GetExtent(1);
+    size[2] = 1;
+
+    Region region;
+    region.SetIndex(index);
+    region.SetSize(size);
+
+    auto interpolateImageFunction = CreateInterpolator<itk::Image<TPixel, VImageDimension>>(interpolator);
+    interpolateImageFunction->SetInputImage(inputImage);
+
+    const SizeValue NUMBER_OF_PIXELS = size[0] * size[1] * size[2];
+    TPixel* buffer = new TPixel[NUMBER_OF_PIXELS];
+
+    auto origin = outputGeometry->GetOrigin();
+
+    std::array<mitk::Vector3D, 3> direction =
+    {
+      outputGeometry->GetAxisVector(0),
+      outputGeometry->GetAxisVector(1),
+      outputGeometry->GetNormal()
+    };
+
+    direction[0].Normalize();
+    direction[1].Normalize();
+    direction[2].Normalize();
+
+    mitk::Matrix3D directionMatrix;
+
+    for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
+    {
+      for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+      {
+        directionMatrix(i, j) = direction[j][i];
+      }
+    }
+
+    auto spacing = outputGeometry->GetSpacing();
+
+    std::array<mitk::Vector3D, 2> spacingAlongDirection =
+    {
+      direction[0] * spacing[0],
+      direction[1] * spacing[1]
+    };
+
+    std::array<mitk::Vector3D, 2> halfSpacingAlongDirection =
+    {
+      spacingAlongDirection[0] * 0.5,
+      spacingAlongDirection[1] * 0.5
+    };
+
+    mitk::Point3D point;
+    mitk::Point3D yComponent;
+    itk::ContinuousIndex<mitk::ScalarType, 3> continuousIndex;
+
+    for (SizeValue y = 0; y < size[1]; ++y)
+    {
+      yComponent = origin + spacingAlongDirection[1] * y - halfSpacingAlongDirection[1];
+
+      for (SizeValue x = 0; x < size[0]; ++x)
+      {
+        point = yComponent + spacingAlongDirection[0] * x - halfSpacingAlongDirection[0];
+
+        buffer[size[1] * y + x] = inputImage->TransformPhysicalPointToContinuousIndex(point, continuousIndex)
+          ? interpolateImageFunction->EvaluateAtContinuousIndex(continuousIndex)
+          : std::numeric_limits<TPixel>::lowest();
+      }
+    }
+
+    auto importImageFilter = ImportImageFilter::New();
+    importImageFilter->SetRegion(region);
+    importImageFilter->SetOrigin(outputGeometry->GetOrigin());
+    importImageFilter->SetSpacing(outputGeometry->GetSpacing());
+    importImageFilter->SetDirection(directionMatrix);
+    importImageFilter->SetImportPointer(buffer, NUMBER_OF_PIXELS, true);
+    importImageFilter->Update();
+
+    mitk::GrabItkImageMemory(importImageFilter->GetOutput(), outputImage);
+  }
+
+  void VerifyInputImage(const mitk::Image* inputImage)
+  {
+    auto dimension = inputImage->GetDimension();
+
+    if (3 != dimension)
+      mitkThrow() << "Input images with " << dimension << " dimensions are not supported.";
+
+    if (!inputImage->IsInitialized())
+      mitkThrow() << "Input image is not initialized.";
+
+    if (!inputImage->IsVolumeSet())
+      mitkThrow() << "Input image volume is not set.";
+
+    auto geometry = inputImage->GetGeometry();
+
+    if (nullptr == geometry || !geometry->IsValid())
+      mitkThrow() << "Input image has invalid geometry.";
+
+    if (!geometry->GetImageGeometry())
+      mitkThrow() << "Geometry of input image is not an image geometry.";
+  }
+
+  void VerifyOutputGeometry(const mitk::PlaneGeometry* outputGeometry)
+  {
+    if (nullptr == outputGeometry)
+      mitkThrow() << "Output geometry is not set.";
+
+    if (!outputGeometry->GetImageGeometry())
+      mitkThrow() << "Output geometry is not an image geometry.";
+  }
+}
+
+struct mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::Impl
+{
+  Impl();
+  ~Impl();
+
+  PlaneGeometry::Pointer OutputGeometry;
+  Interpolator Interpolator;
+};
+
+mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::Impl::Impl()
+  : Interpolator(Interpolator::NearestNeighbor)
+{
+}
+
+mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::Impl::~Impl()
+{
+}
+
+mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::ExtractSliceFilter2()
+  : m_Impl(new Impl)
+{
+}
+
+mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::~ExtractSliceFilter2()
+{
+  delete m_Impl;
+}
+
+void mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::GenerateData()
+{
+  AccessFixedDimensionByItk_n(this->GetInput(), ::GenerateData, 3, (this->GetOutput(), m_Impl->OutputGeometry, m_Impl->Interpolator));
+}
+
+void mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::GenerateInputRequestedRegion()
+{
+  itk::ProcessObject::GenerateInputRequestedRegion();
+}
+
+const mitk::PlaneGeometry* mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::GetOutputGeometry() const
+{
+  return m_Impl->OutputGeometry;
+}
+
+void mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::SetOutputGeometry(PlaneGeometry::Pointer outputGeometry)
+{
+  m_Impl->OutputGeometry = outputGeometry;
+}
+
+mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::Interpolator mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::GetInterpolator() const
+{
+  return m_Impl->Interpolator;
+}
+
+void mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::SetInterpolator(Interpolator interpolator)
+{
+  m_Impl->Interpolator = interpolator;
+}
+
+void mitk::ExtractSliceFilter2::VerifyInputInformation()
+{
+  Superclass::VerifyInputInformation();
+
+  VerifyInputImage(this->GetInput());
+  VerifyOutputGeometry(m_Impl->OutputGeometry.GetPointer());
+}