diff --git a/imageInput.c b/imageInput.c
index 5294301..495d301 100644
--- a/imageInput.c
+++ b/imageInput.c
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ static int ReadCheckHeader(FILE *fp, GrayScalePixelType *header)
     return 1;
 }
  
-static int readMetaData(FILE *fp, unsigned int *numImages, unsigned int *width, unsigned int *height)
+static int readMetaData(FILE *fp, unsigned short *numImages, unsigned short *width, unsigned short *height)
 {
-    if(fread(numImages, sizeof(unsigned int), 1, fp) != 1 || fread(width, sizeof(unsigned int), 1, fp) != 1 || fread(height, sizeof(unsigned int), 1, fp)!= 1)
+    if(fread(numImages, sizeof(unsigned short), 1, fp) != 1 || fread(width, sizeof(unsigned short), 1, fp) != 1 || fread(height, sizeof(unsigned short), 1, fp)!= 1)
     {
         return 0;
     }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path)
     }
  
     //Anzahl der Bilder, Breite und Höhe einlesen
-    unsigned  int numImages, width, height; //muss man das als Zeiger initialisieren?????????
+    unsigned  short numImages, width, height; //muss man das als Zeiger initialisieren?????????
     if(!readMetaData(fp, &numImages, &width, &height)){
         fclose(fp);
         return NULL;