Figure 2. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a 40-year-old female before radiation therapy. Transverse MR images of the nasopharyx show a soft tissue mass on the right nasopharynx. Tumour extends into the anterior vertebral muscle. There is a high intensity area on fast short time inversion recovery (FSTIR) images (a) and an enhanced area on fat suppression, contrast enhanced T₁ weighted (FSCE T1W) images (b).