diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 34046f3..a3a0379 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ message(STATUS "Looking for packages in : ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
 #VERSIONING
 set(SIEMENS_TO_ISMRMRD_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(SIEMENS_TO_ISMRMRD_VERSION_MINOR 2)
-set(SIEMENS_TO_ISMRMRD_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(SIEMENS_TO_ISMRMRD_VERSION_PATCH 3)
 set(SIEMENS_TO_ISMRMRD_VERSION_STRING ${SIEMENS_TO_ISMRMRD_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SIEMENS_TO_ISMRMRD_VERSION_MINOR}.${SIEMENS_TO_ISMRMRD_VERSION_PATCH})
 
 # Generate the converter_version.h header file
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
 
 
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS system thread program_options filesystem timer REQUIRED)
-find_package(ISMRMRD 1.7.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(ISMRMRD 1.8.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(HDF5  REQUIRED COMPONENTS C)
 
 include_directories( ${ISMRMRD_INCLUDE_DIR} ${HDF5_C_INCLUDE_DIR} )
diff --git a/dependencies/ismrmrd b/dependencies/ismrmrd
index 2290200..94b46a3 100644
--- a/dependencies/ismrmrd
+++ b/dependencies/ismrmrd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7354a092536876a6bf675d73eb5e05a953a1a5b0
+5672c474292f0b87e9c0aedcb5f1bc87ef0544f8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 5d3f143..cf560cd 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -1105,9 +1105,9 @@ getAcquisition(bool flash_pat_ref_scan, const Trajectory &trajectory, long dwell
     }
     // std::cout << "ismrmrd_acq.sample_time_us(): " << ismrmrd_acq.sample_time_us() << std::endl;
 
-    ismrmrd_acq.position()[0] = scanhead.sSliceData.sSlicePosVec.flSag + (float) (global_table_pos[0]);
-    ismrmrd_acq.position()[1] = scanhead.sSliceData.sSlicePosVec.flCor + (float) (global_table_pos[1]);
-    ismrmrd_acq.position()[2] = scanhead.sSliceData.sSlicePosVec.flTra + (float) (global_table_pos[2]);
+    ismrmrd_acq.position()[0] = scanhead.sSliceData.sSlicePosVec.flSag;// + (float) (global_table_pos[0]);
+    ismrmrd_acq.position()[1] = scanhead.sSliceData.sSlicePosVec.flCor;// + (float) (global_table_pos[1]);
+    ismrmrd_acq.position()[2] = scanhead.sSliceData.sSlicePosVec.flTra;// + (float) (global_table_pos[2]);
 
     // Convert Siemens quaternions to direction cosines.
     // In the Siemens convention the quaternion corresponds to a rotation matrix with columns P R S
diff --git a/parameter_maps/IsmrmrdParameterMap_Siemens.xml b/parameter_maps/IsmrmrdParameterMap_Siemens.xml
index fcec622..5488171 100644
--- a/parameter_maps/IsmrmrdParameterMap_Siemens.xml
+++ b/parameter_maps/IsmrmrdParameterMap_Siemens.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
         <!-- measurementInformationType --> 
         <p><s>HEADER.MeasUID</s>                                                <d>siemens.HEADER.MeasUID</d></p>
         <p><s>YAPS.tPatientPosition</s>                                         <d>siemens.YAPS.tPatientPosition</d></p>
+        <p><s>DICOM.lGlobalTablePosSag</s>                                      <d>siemens.DICOM.lGlobalTablePosSag</d></p>
+        <p><s>DICOM.lGlobalTablePosCor</s>                                      <d>siemens.DICOM.lGlobalTablePosCor</d></p>
+        <p><s>DICOM.lGlobalTablePosTra</s>                                      <d>siemens.DICOM.lGlobalTablePosTra</d></p>
         <p><s>MEAS.tProtocolName</s>                                            <d>siemens.MEAS.tProtocolName</d></p>
         <p><s>YAPS.ReconMeasDependencies.0</s>                                  <d>siemens.YAPS.ReconMeasDependencies.RFMap</d></p>
         <p><s>YAPS.ReconMeasDependencies.1</s>                                  <d>siemens.YAPS.ReconMeasDependencies.SenMap</d></p>
diff --git a/parameter_maps/IsmrmrdParameterMap_Siemens.xsl b/parameter_maps/IsmrmrdParameterMap_Siemens.xsl
index 4638608..446e639 100644
--- a/parameter_maps/IsmrmrdParameterMap_Siemens.xsl
+++ b/parameter_maps/IsmrmrdParameterMap_Siemens.xsl
@@ -99,9 +99,38 @@
                     <xsl:value-of
                             select="concat(string(siemens/DICOM/DeviceSerialNumber), $strSeperator, $patientID, $strSeperator, $studyID, $strSeperator, string(siemens/HEADER/MeasUID))"/>
                 </measurementID>
+                
                 <patientPosition>
                     <xsl:value-of select="siemens/YAPS/tPatientPosition"/>
                 </patientPosition>
+
+                <relativeTablePosition>
+                    <x>
+                    <xsl:choose>
+                        <xsl:when test="siemens/DICOM/lGlobalTablePosSag">
+                            <xsl:value-of select="siemens/DICOM/lGlobalTablePosSag"/>
+                        </xsl:when>
+                        <xsl:otherwise>0.0</xsl:otherwise>
+                    </xsl:choose>
+                    </x>
+                    <y>
+                    <xsl:choose>
+                        <xsl:when test="siemens/DICOM/lGlobalTablePosCor">
+                            <xsl:value-of select="siemens/DICOM/lGlobalTablePosCor"/>
+                        </xsl:when>
+                        <xsl:otherwise>0.0</xsl:otherwise>
+                    </xsl:choose>
+                    </y>
+                    <z>
+                    <xsl:choose>
+                        <xsl:when test="siemens/DICOM/lGlobalTablePosTra">
+                            <xsl:value-of select="siemens/DICOM/lGlobalTablePosTra"/>
+                        </xsl:when>
+                        <xsl:otherwise>0.0</xsl:otherwise>
+                    </xsl:choose>
+                    </z>
+                </relativeTablePosition>
+
                 <protocolName>
                     <xsl:value-of select="siemens/MEAS/tProtocolName"/>
                 </protocolName>