[6] Causes such as bacterial and fungal infections are associated with diffuse abdominal pain, intraperitoneal fluid accumulation, weight loss, fevers, and night sweats.

The most common radiographic feature among patients with suspected tuberculous peritonitis was septated compartments of ascitic fluid on ultrasound and abnormal chest X-ray suggestive of previous tuberculosis.

Plain film radiography (X-ray) is not a suggested modality for investigating the spread of cancerous cells in the abdomen due to the poor spatial resolution amongst soft-tissue densities.

Contrast resolution obtained through CT allows radiologists to investigate omental caking for morphology, intraperitoneal fluid, and regional lymphadenopathy assists in proper diagnosis so clinicians, surgeons, and oncologists can plan the appropriate course of treatment.

[10] The presence of omental cakes have long been seen as an indication of poor prognosis in patients with advanced-stage ovarian or gastrointestinal cancer, and medical teams usually address this through more advanced and aggressive treatments such as cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic-intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).

[14] Since then, many radiologists have adopted techniques to investigate omental thickening and irregularities in density using the Hounsfield scale and other radiographic tools to determine the extent of abdominal disease.