On the right, there is an anomalous origin of the ascending pharyngeal artery from the internal carotid artery after it's bifurcation from the common carotid. Bilaterally, the ascending pharyngeal arteries can be seen coursing superiorly, between the posterolateral pharynx and the internal carotids. On the sagittal oblique multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images, the origin of the right occipital artery is seen and should not be confused with the ascending pharyngeal.