A radially expandable stent and methods of making the same, the stent made entirely of a bioabsorbable metal, the stent having a portion of increased radiopacity, wherein the portion of increased radiopacity has one or more of the following characteristics:i. the wall thickness of the stent in the portion of increased radiopacity exceeds the wall thickness of the wall immediately adjacent thereto by at least 0.0010″ii. the width of the stent in the portion of increased radiopacity exceeds the width of the stent immediately adjacent thereto by at least 0.0005″.
