diff --git a/heudiconv/convert.py b/heudiconv/convert.py
index ec5639c6..dfc9102d 100644
--- a/heudiconv/convert.py
+++ b/heudiconv/convert.py
@@ -297,10 +297,20 @@ def prep_conversion(
             )
 
 
+IMAGETYPE_TO_PARTS = {
+    "M": "mag",
+    "MAGNITUDE": "mag",
+    "P": "phase",
+    "PHASE": "phase",
+    "REAL": "real",
+    "IMAGINARY": "imag",
+}
+
+
 def update_complex_name(metadata: dict[str, Any], filename: str) -> str:
     """
-    Insert `_part-<mag|phase>` entity into filename if data are from a
-    sequence with magnitude/phase part.
+    Insert `_part-<mag|phase|real|imag>` entity into filename if data are from a
+    sequence with magnitude/phase/real/imaginary part.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -330,20 +340,27 @@ def update_complex_name(metadata: dict[str, Any], filename: str) -> str:
     if any(ut in filename for ut in unsupported_types):
         return filename
 
-    # Check to see if it is magnitude or phase part:
     img_type = cast(List[str], metadata.get("ImageType", []))
-    if "M" in img_type:
-        mag_or_phase = "mag"
-    elif "P" in img_type:
-        mag_or_phase = "phase"
+
+    present_parts = set(
+        IMAGETYPE_TO_PARTS[tp] for tp in img_type if tp in IMAGETYPE_TO_PARTS
+    )
+    if not present_parts:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Data type could not be inferred from the ImageType={img_type}. Known types are: {sorted(IMAGETYPE_TO_PARTS)}"
+        )
+    elif len(present_parts) == 1:
+        part = present_parts.pop()
     else:
-        raise RuntimeError("Data type could not be inferred from the metadata.")
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Data type could not be inferred from the ImageType={img_type}. Multiple BIDS parts matched: {present_parts}"
+        )
 
     # Determine scan suffix
     filetype = "_" + filename.split("_")[-1]
 
     # Insert part label
-    if not ("_part-%s" % mag_or_phase) in filename:
+    if not ("_part-%s" % part) in filename:
         # If "_part-" is specified, prepend the 'mag_or_phase' value.
         if "_part-" in filename:
             raise BIDSError(
@@ -368,7 +385,7 @@ def update_complex_name(metadata: dict[str, Any], filename: str) -> str:
         ]
         for label in entities_after_part:
             if (label == filetype) or (label in filename):
-                filename = filename.replace(label, "_part-%s%s" % (mag_or_phase, label))
+                filename = filename.replace(label, "_part-%s%s" % (part, label))
                 break
 
     return filename
@@ -984,9 +1001,8 @@ def save_converted_files(
         is_uncombined = (
             len(set(filter(bool, channel_names))) > 1
         )  # Check for uncombined data
-        is_complex = (
-            "M" in image_types and "P" in image_types
-        )  # Determine if data are complex (magnitude + phase)
+        # Determine if data are complex (magnitude + phase or real + imag or all-4)
+        is_complex = len(set(IMAGETYPE_TO_PARTS.keys()).intersection(image_types))
         echo_times_lst = sorted(echo_times)  # also converts to list
         channel_names_lst = sorted(channel_names)  # also converts to list
 
diff --git a/heudiconv/dicoms.py b/heudiconv/dicoms.py
index d1eed3d0..10b25955 100644
--- a/heudiconv/dicoms.py
+++ b/heudiconv/dicoms.py
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ def create_seqinfo(
     else:
         sequence_name = ""
 
+    # GE data
+    # see https://github.com/rordenlab/dcm2niix/tree/master/GE#complex-image-component
+    if dcminfo.get([0x43, 0x102F]):
+        GE_CPLX_CODING = ["MAGNITUDE", "PHASE", "REAL", "IMAGINARY"]
+        cplx_idx = int(dcminfo.get([0x43, 0x102F]).value)
+        part = GE_CPLX_CODING[cplx_idx]
+        if part not in image_type:
+            image_type = image_type + (part,)
+
     # initialized in `group_dicoms_to_seqinfos`
     global total_files
     total_files += len(series_files)