An implant for medical use, and methods of making same, having a body formedof a plurality ofsingle strands of a first material. The body further includes at least onemulti-strand ofradiopaque material incorporated among the single strands, the multi-strandhaving at least twoside-by-side filaments of radiopaque material that lie substantiallycontiguous to each other oversubstantially the entire length of the multi-strand.
