diff --git a/SimpleFilters/SimpleFilters.py b/SimpleFilters/SimpleFilters.py
index 20df6ca..09849be 100644
--- a/SimpleFilters/SimpleFilters.py
+++ b/SimpleFilters/SimpleFilters.py
@@ -206,6 +206,23 @@ def setup(self):
     hlayout.addWidget(self.applyButton)
     self.layout.addLayout(hlayout)
 
+    #
+    # Advanced Area
+    #
+    advancedCollapsibleButton = ctk.ctkCollapsibleButton()
+    advancedCollapsibleButton.text = "Advanced"
+    advancedCollapsibleButton.collapsed = True
+    self.layout.addWidget(advancedCollapsibleButton)
+
+    # Layout within the advanced collapsible button
+    advancedFormLayout = qt.QFormLayout(advancedCollapsibleButton)
+
+    self.showOutputCheckbox = qt.QCheckBox()
+    self.showOutputCheckbox.checked = True
+    self.showOutputCheckbox.toolTip = "Automatically show output volume in slice views and fit slices to volume after execution is completed."
+    self.showOutputCheckbox.connect('toggled(bool)', self.onShowOutputCheckboxToggled)
+    advancedFormLayout.addRow("Auto-show output:", self.showOutputCheckbox)
+
     # connections
     self.restoreDefaultsButton.connect('clicked(bool)', self.onRestoreDefaultsButton)
     self.applyButton.connect('clicked(bool)', self.onApplyButton)
@@ -290,6 +307,14 @@ def onApplyButton(self):
       self.filterParameters.prerun()
 
       self.logic = SimpleFiltersLogic()
+      self.logic.showOutput = self.showOutputCheckbox.checked
+
+      if self.filterParameters.outputSelector.currentNode() is None:
+        # create a new output volume
+        if self.filterParameters.outputLabelMap:
+          self.filterParameters.outputSelector.addNode("vtkMRMLLabelMapVolumeNode")
+        else:
+          self.filterParameters.outputSelector.addNode("vtkMRMLScalarVolumeNode")
 
       self.printPythonCommand()
 
@@ -320,6 +345,11 @@ def onCancelButton(self):
       self.logic.abort = True
 
 
+  def onShowOutputCheckboxToggled(self, checked):
+    if self.logic:
+      self.logic.showOutput = checked
+
+
   def onLogicEventStart(self):
     self.filterStartTime = time.time()
     self.currentStatusLabel.text = "Running"
@@ -365,6 +395,7 @@ def __init__(self):
     self.main_queue_running = False
     self.thread = threading.Thread()
     self.abort = False
+    self.showOutput = True
 
 
   def __del__(self):
@@ -438,13 +469,37 @@ def thread_doit(self,sitkFilter,*inputImages):
         self.main_queue.put(lambda img=img:self.updateOutput(img))
 
     except Exception as e:
-      import traceback
-      traceback.print_exc()
 
       if hasattr(e, 'message'):
         msg = e.message
       else:
         msg = str(e)
+
+      # Check if this is a pixel type error and retry with float cast
+      if re.search(r'Pixel type:.*is not supported', msg):
+        try:
+          print("This filter is not compatible with the pixel type of the input images. Attempting to retry filter after casting all input images to float.")
+
+          # Cast all input images to float
+          floatImages = [sitk.Cast(img, sitk.sitkFloat32) for img in inputImages]
+          img = sitkFilter.Execute(*floatImages)
+
+          if not self.abort:
+            self.main_queue.put(lambda img=img:self.updateOutput(img))
+          return
+        except Exception as e2:
+          import traceback
+          traceback.print_exc()
+          if hasattr(e2, 'message'):
+            msg = e2.message
+          else:
+            msg = str(e2)
+
+      else:
+        # It is some other error, just log it
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+
       self.abort = True
 
       self.yieldPythonGIL()
@@ -502,21 +557,22 @@ def main_queue_process(self):
   def updateOutput(self,img):
 
     node = slicer.mrmlScene.GetNodeByID(self.outputNodeID)
-    
+
     # Volume is temporarily set to empty during reading from file, pause rendering to avoid warnings
     with slicer.util.RenderBlocker():
       sitkUtils.PushVolumeToSlicer(img, node)
 
-    applicationLogic = slicer.app.applicationLogic()
-    selectionNode = applicationLogic.GetSelectionNode()
+    if self.showOutput:
+      applicationLogic = slicer.app.applicationLogic()
+      selectionNode = applicationLogic.GetSelectionNode()
 
-    if self.outputLabelMap:
-      selectionNode.SetReferenceActiveLabelVolumeID(node.GetID())
-    else:
-      selectionNode.SetReferenceActiveVolumeID(node.GetID())
+      if self.outputLabelMap:
+        selectionNode.SetReferenceActiveLabelVolumeID(node.GetID())
+      else:
+        selectionNode.SetReferenceActiveVolumeID(node.GetID())
 
-    applicationLogic.PropagateVolumeSelection(0)
-    applicationLogic.FitSliceToAll()
+      applicationLogic.PropagateVolumeSelection(0)
+      applicationLogic.FitSliceToAll()
 
   def run(self, filter, outputMRMLNode, outputLabelMap, *inputs):
     """
@@ -864,8 +920,9 @@ def create(self, json):
     self.outputSelector.showHidden = False
     self.outputSelector.showChildNodeTypes = False
     self.outputSelector.baseName = json["name"]+" Output"
-    self.outputSelector.setMRMLScene( slicer.mrmlScene )
     self.outputSelector.setToolTip( "Pick the output to the algorithm." )
+    self.outputSelector.noneDisplay = "(Create New Volume)"
+    self.outputSelector.setMRMLScene( slicer.mrmlScene )
 
     self.outputSelector.connect("nodeActivated(vtkMRMLNode*)", lambda node:self.onOutputSelect(node))
     self.widgetConnections.append((self.outputSelector, "nodeActivated(vtkMRMLNode*)"))
diff --git a/SimpleFilters/Testing/Python/SimpleFiltersModuleTest.py b/SimpleFilters/Testing/Python/SimpleFiltersModuleTest.py
index 387f9f8..a645dbf 100644
--- a/SimpleFilters/Testing/Python/SimpleFiltersModuleTest.py
+++ b/SimpleFilters/Testing/Python/SimpleFiltersModuleTest.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def delayDisplay(self,message,msec=1000):
     self.info.exec_()
 
     # make sure all events are processed before moving on
-    qt.QApplication.flush()
+    slicer.app.processEvents()
 
   def setUp(self):
     """ Do whatever is needed to reset the state - typically a scene clear will be enough.