• Tables should be labelled as "Table," numbered consecutively, and include a title.
• The table number should be in bold, e.g., Table 1
• The title should appear on the double space below "Table #."
• The title should be short, descriptive, in title case, and italicized. Do not use a period at the end of the title.
• Tables should be placed as close as possible to the first instance that they are mentioned in the text.
• Any notes should be italicized, double spaced, and placed beneath the table with the "Note:" preceding it.
• To acknowledge credit and permissions for the reproduction of a table, give credit in the Note.

Example:

Table 2 

Laboratory Tests with Normal Ranges

Note: Reproduced/adapted with permission from Tesfaye and Gundry.

• A "figure" refers to any graphic used to present information or data, including:
  • Illustrations, images, photographs;
  • statistical graphs, matrices, algorithms;
  • maps, diagrams, and infographics.
• Figures should be labelled as "Figure," numbered consecutively, and include a title.
• In the title the first letter of nouns and verbs should be capitalized. Do not use a period at the end of the title.
• Figures should be placed as close as possible to the first instance that they are mentioned in the text.
• Include a caption/legend below the figure to provide clarifying information.
• Include reproduction/adaption permissions and copyright information in the caption/legend below the figure.
• If the original source in which the figure has been published is included in the reference list, include a superscript numeral in the title or caption/legend corresponding to the number initially used for the source. If not previously listed, you may include a new superscript corresponding to a new reference in which the figure appears.
• Add a superscript lowercase letter to the title or to any element in the table to include a footnote in the caption/legend.
• For a detailed description and examples of how to format specific types of figures, see section 4.2 in the AMA Manual of Style.

Examples:

           Figure 1 

 CT Perfusion in M1 Artery Occlusion

            Note: CT of adult patient post ischemic stroke. Reproduced from Mirza and Gokhale under Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0.

           Figure 2 

 Catheter Entering Left Coronary Artery

               Note: The left coronary entry point is recommended, especially for patients aged over 70 years.

            Adapted from Bruce Blaus under Creative Commons license CC BY-SA 4.0.

Formatting image references? See Images, Infographics & Videos.