Zhu Y, et al. - Here, the clinicians aimed to evaluate the degree of magic angle sensitivity of human rotator cuff tendons (RCTs) and to use a 3D ultrashort echo time Cones sequence with magnetization transfer preparation (UTE-Cones-MT) and two-pool quantitative MT modeling with histological correlation. Furthermore, they aimed to test the hypothesis that MT parameters would be less sensitive to the magic angle compared with conventional T₂ measurements. The macromolecular fraction obtained with the 3D UTE-Cones-MT technique was resistant to the magic angle effect and was more sensitive to RCT degeneration compared with T₂.