diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/psi/imagej/hdf5/HDF5Reader.java b/src/main/java/ch/psi/imagej/hdf5/HDF5Reader.java
index d9b0d81..c4bcfbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/psi/imagej/hdf5/HDF5Reader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/psi/imagej/hdf5/HDF5Reader.java
@@ -284,34 +284,7 @@ public class HDF5Reader implements PlugIn {
 		GenericDialog gd = new GenericDialog("Variable Name Selection");
 		gd.addMessage("Please select variables to be loaded.\n");
 		
-			// Filter datasets that are not potential images / that cannot be displayed
-			List<Dataset> fdatasets = new ArrayList<Dataset>();
-			for(Dataset d: datasets){
-				if(d.getRank()>=2 && d.getRank()<=5){
-					fdatasets.add(d);
-				}
-			}
-			
-			JList<Dataset> list = new JList<>(fdatasets.toArray(new Dataset[fdatasets.size()]));
-			list.setCellRenderer(new DefaultListCellRenderer() {
-				private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-				public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<?> list, Object value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus)	{
-					JLabel label = (JLabel) super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);
-					final Dataset d = ((Dataset) value);
-					label.setText(d.getFullName()+" ("+d.getRank()+"D)");
-					return label;
-
-				}
-			});
-		    
-		    JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane(list);
-		    scroll.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
-		    
-			JPanel panel = new JPanel();
-			panel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(panel,BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
-			panel.add(scroll);
-			JCheckBox checkbox = new JCheckBox("Group Datasets (2D datasets only)");
-			panel.add(checkbox);
+		SelectionPanel panel = new SelectionPanel(datasets);
 			
 			gd = new GenericDialog("Variable Name Selection");
 			gd.add(panel);
@@ -321,8 +294,8 @@ public class HDF5Reader implements PlugIn {
 
 			SelectedDatasets selectedDatasets = new SelectedDatasets();
 			if (!gd.wasCanceled()) {
-				selectedDatasets.setDatasets(list.getSelectedValuesList());
-				selectedDatasets.setGroup(checkbox.isSelected());
+				selectedDatasets.setDatasets(panel.getSelectedValues());
+				selectedDatasets.setGroup(panel.groupValues());
 			}
 		
 		return selectedDatasets;
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/psi/imagej/hdf5/SelectionPanel.java b/src/main/java/ch/psi/imagej/hdf5/SelectionPanel.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6847a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/psi/imagej/hdf5/SelectionPanel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package ch.psi.imagej.hdf5;
+
+import java.awt.Component;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
+import javax.swing.DefaultListCellRenderer;
+import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
+import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JList;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
+import javax.swing.ScrollPaneConstants;
+
+import ncsa.hdf.object.Dataset;
+import javax.swing.JTextField;
+import javax.swing.JSpinner;
+import java.awt.FlowLayout;
+
+public class SelectionPanel extends JPanel {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+	private final JList<Dataset> list;
+	private JCheckBox checkbox;
+	private JCheckBox chckbxNewCheckBox;
+	private JLabel lblSlice;
+	private JPanel panel;
+	private JTextField textField;
+	
+	public SelectionPanel(){
+		this(new ArrayList<Dataset>());
+	}
+	
+	public SelectionPanel(List<Dataset> datasets){
+		// Filter datasets that are not potential images / that cannot be displayed
+		List<Dataset> fdatasets = new ArrayList<Dataset>();
+		for(Dataset d: datasets){
+			if(d.getRank()>=2 && d.getRank()<=5){
+				fdatasets.add(d);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		list = new JList<>(new DefaultListModel<Dataset>());
+		list.setListData(fdatasets.toArray(new Dataset[fdatasets.size()]));
+		list.setCellRenderer(new DefaultListCellRenderer() {
+			private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+			public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<?> list, Object value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus)	{
+				JLabel label = (JLabel) super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);
+				final Dataset d = ((Dataset) value);
+				label.setText(d.getFullName()+" ("+d.getRank()+"D)");
+				return label;
+
+			}
+		});
+	    
+	    JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane(list);
+	    scroll.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
+	    
+		setLayout(new BoxLayout(this,BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
+		add(scroll);
+		checkbox = new JCheckBox("Group Datasets (2D datasets only)");
+		add(checkbox);
+		
+		chckbxNewCheckBox = new JCheckBox("Virtual Stack");
+		add(chckbxNewCheckBox);
+		
+		panel = new JPanel();
+		FlowLayout flowLayout = (FlowLayout) panel.getLayout();
+		flowLayout.setAlignment(FlowLayout.LEFT);
+		add(panel);
+		
+		lblSlice = new JLabel("Slice:");
+		panel.add(lblSlice);
+		
+		textField = new JTextField();
+		panel.add(textField);
+		textField.setColumns(10);
+	}
+	
+	public List<Dataset> getSelectedValues(){
+		return list.getSelectedValuesList();
+	}
+	
+	public boolean groupValues(){
+		return checkbox.isSelected();
+	}
+}